Match story
- Level at 1–1 at half time; Arsenal won it in the second half.
- Arsenal rise from 3rd to 2nd after matchweek 3 (9 pts); 3 wins in a row.
- Chelsea stay 4th after matchweek 3 (6 pts).
Form going into the match
Arsenal last five before this match
Mon 31 AugA Aston Villa0–1W Fri 21 AugH Coventry3–0WChelsea last five before this match
Sun 30 AugH Brighton4–3W Mon 24 AugA Fulham2–3WMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 3 of 38
- Kick-off
- 16:30 UK time, 6 September 2026
- Venue
- Emirates Stadium, London · capacity 60,704
- Referee
- Chris Kavanagh
- Half time
- 1–1
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Arsenal 28 · draws 20 · Chelsea 20 All 68 meetings →
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Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sun 6 Sept
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 7 | WWD |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 5 | WDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 5 | WDD |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 11 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | LLW |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 18 | Spurs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
After MW3
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 7 | WWD |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | 6 | WWL |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 5 | WDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 5 | WDD |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 11 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | LLW |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 18 | Spurs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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