Premier League 25/26 · 1 Mar 2026

Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Tosin Adarabioyo scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Arsenal favourites at 63%.

Arsenal won a close one on the chances: 1.1 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Reece James, 95.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Reece James +44.2, Jorrel Hato +17.6, David Raya +14.8.

Well below it: Piero Hincapié −17.9, Pedro Neto −17.0, Cole Palmer −14.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Feb 2026	W 4–1	at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
18 Feb 2026	D 2–2	at Wolverhampton Premier League
15 Feb 2026	W 4–0	v Wigan Athletic FA Cup
12 Feb 2026	D 1–1	at Brentford Premier League
7 Feb 2026	W 3–0	v Sunderland Premier League

21 Feb 2026	D 1–1	v Burnley Premier League
13 Feb 2026	W 4–0	at Hull City FA Cup
10 Feb 2026	D 2–2	v Leeds United Premier League
7 Feb 2026	W 3–1	at Wolverhampton Premier League
3 Feb 2026	L 0–1	at Arsenal EFL Cup

3 Feb 2026	Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea EFL Cup
14 Jan 2026	Chelsea 2–3 Arsenal EFL Cup
30 Nov 2025	Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Gabriel Magalhães Defender	90	0	1	0.03	62.3	+7.2
David Raya Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.7	+14.8
Jurriën Timber Defender	90	1	0	0.40	59.7	+12.7
Declan Rice Midfielder	76	0	1	0.04	56.8	−6.5
William Saliba Defender	90	1	0	0.26	54.6	+1.2
Bukayo Saka Forward	90	0	0	0.01	53.9	−7.0
Kai Havertz Forward	14	0	0	–	52.3	–
Leandro Trossard Forward	56	0	0	0.03	49.4	−0.9
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	45.0	−6.8
Gabriel Martinelli Forward	34	0	0	–	45.0	–
Eberechi Eze Midfielder	90	0	0	0.20	41.6	−9.1
Viktor Gyökeres Forward	76	0	0	0.03	37.7	−13.6
Piero Hincapié Defender	90	0	0	–	36.6	−17.9
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder	14	0	0	–	32.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender	1	–	100.0	–
Reece James Defender	90	–	95.6	+44.2
Roméo Lavia Midfielder	15	–	79.4	–
Trevoh Chalobah Defender	90	–	71.0	+12.8
Jorrel Hato Defender	75	–	65.6	+17.6
João Pedro Forward	90	0.49	58.0	+2.3
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	90	0.05	57.8	+4.3
Mamadou Sarr Defender	89	0.44	52.5	−0.6
Malo Gusto Defender	15	–	51.6	–
Andrey Santos Midfielder	75	–	49.4	−0.3
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	86	0.04	47.3	−10.2
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper	90	–	47.0	−5.7
Cole Palmer Midfielder	86	0.03	40.5	−14.8
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	11	–	36.9	–
Pedro Neto Midfielder	70	0.03	36.6	−17.0
Liam Delap Forward	11	–	35.8	–