FULL TIME!!! Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal The Gunners showed great character to go home with a point from Stamford Bridge after being reduced to 10 men as early as 26 minutes into the match.
90+1 SUB!!! (Arsenal) Martinelli goes out for Willock
90′ There will be four minutes of added time.
87′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL… Again, Arsenal draw level. Héctor Bellerín collects a lay-off from Torreira and cuts inside from the right flank before firing into the net.
84′ GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL… Chelsea restore their lead as César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross following a corner goes into the net. Chelsea 2, Arsenal 1.
77′ SAVE! Leno (Arsenal) saves from Abraham after the forward latched on to Mount’s delivery from a free-kick from the left.
76′ YELLOW CARD!!! Guendouzi (Arsenal) brings down Mount on the charge down the left flank and he goes into the book.
72′ NOT A GOAL!!! Pepe works the ball through three Chelsea defenders to Lacazette, who collects, but the Frenchman is ruled offside as he buries his strike.
69′ SUB!!! (Chelsea) Kante is withdrawn for Mount in the middle of the park.
66′ SUB!!! Barkley replaces Kovacic in the Chelsea midfield.
63′ GOOOAAAAALLLLLLL Chelsea 1, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from Shkodran Mustafi’s assist following a fast break levels proceedings.
59′ YELLOW CARD!!! Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55′ SUB: (Arsenal) Ozil is withdrawn for Guendouzi
55′ BLOCKED!!! Emerson nods a cross from Hudson-Odoi down to Kovacic to strike, but the midfielder takes too long to connect and it allows Bellerin to make the block.
46′ Chelsea have continued from where they stopped in the first half and N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) hits a shot from the centre of the box. Arsenal players blocks his effort.
46′ Second half…
Half time!!! First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Arsenal 0.
45′ Attempt missed!!! Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) header from Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross misses to the left.
43′ Attempt missed!!! Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
40′ Arsenal are enjoying a strong spell of possession for now and Pepe and Martinelli try to reach Lacazette without any success. They are sure trying to get an equalizer before the break.
32′ SAVE!!! Leno keeps Chelsea at bay with a fine stop to deny Hudson-Odoi.
30′ STATS: Jorginho is the first Chelsea player to score home and away v Arsenal in the same PL season since Juan Mata in 2012-13.
28′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal. Chelsea take the lead from the penalty spot as Jorginho slots home from 12 yards.
27′ RED CARD!!! David Luiz is given a straight red card for bringing down Abraham much to the delight of the Chelsea fans.
26′ PENALTY TO CHELSEA!!! Mustafi plays a short backpass to Leno and Abraham races on to the loose ball. The striker rounds Leno and charges into the box. David Luiz takes action and brings down Abraham to deny him the scoring opportunity and the referee points to the spot.
21′ YELLOW CARD!!! Emerson (Chelsea) takes out Pepe on the charge down the right wing and goes into the book.
16′ OFF THE BAR!!! Chelsea are really looking for an early goal as they run riots over Arsenal. Hudson-Odoi collects and tries to curl an effort over the top of Leno to surprise the Arsenal keeper. The ball does loop over Leno, but it strikes the top of the bar before bouncing over.
15′ CHANCE!!! Hudson-Odoi turns Martinelli inside and out and delivers a dangerous cross to the back post. Rudiger heads it back into the middle where Abraham meets the ball, only to guide a tame effort straight into the hands of Leno.
10′ Attempt missed!!! Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
7′ BLOCKED!!! Mustafi (Arsenal) blocks as Kovacic stabs an effort towards goal after Hudson-Odoi and Azpilicueta combined to tee him up.
1′ Game on…
Match officials
Referee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Richard West. Fourth official: David Coote. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis.
Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno, Héctor Bellerín, Shkodran Mustafi, David Luiz, Bukayo Saka, Mesut Özil, Lucas Torreira, Nicolas Pépé, Granit Xhaka, Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette
Arsenal Substitutes: Emiliano Martínez, Rob Holding, Dani Ceballos, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joseph Willock, Matteo Guendouzi, Eddie Nketiah
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Emerson Palmieri; N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tammy Abraham, Willian.
CHELSEA SUBS: Marcos Alonso, Ross Barkley, Pedro, Willy Caballero, Kurt Zouma, Mason Mount, Michy Batshuayi.
Chelsea are hosting Arsenal at the Stamford Bridge in one of the Premier League fixtures tonight.
Chelsea edged the Gunners 2-1 in their last encounter at the Emirates Stadium and will be hoping to do the double over their London rivals tonight.
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