Reece James wins Naija News man of the match
90:00: Full Time – Chelsea win
89:14: Timo Werner comes in for Karl Havertz
86:10: Leno saves Havertz low shot after Lukaku lay off
81:50: Second change for Chelsea. Ziyech in for Mason Mount
79:00: Arsenal make their final change. Martinelli off for Folarin Balogun
76:56: Superb! Save from Leno to deny Lukaku his second goal
70:00: Kovacic subbed off Kante in
65:03: Tierney out Nuno Tavares in
60:30: Saka out Aubameyang in
05:48: Wide from Mason Mount… Didn’t really trouble Leno
51:49: Superb save from Mendy to deny Saka
51:06: Corner to Arsenal as Rudiger blocks Arsenal’s cross
45:01: Second half begins
45:00: Half Time.
44:50: Both of Arsenal’s centre backs now booked as Holding gets his name taken by the referee for a foul on Marcos Alonso
40:15:The referee rules out a big penalty call from Arsenal players
34:15: Goal! Reece James scores for Chelsea 0-2
33:49: Mari picks up the first booking of the game for an unnecessary tackle on Lukaku
28:40: Over the cross bar for Sambi Lokonga
22:40: Chelsea cut Arsenal open again but Mount shot blocked
20:35: Close as Lukaku heads one over the bar
14:30: GOAL! Lukaku scores for Chelsea 0-1
Chelsea dominating possession so far with Arsenal happy to drop back 60% to 40%
09:30: Great delivery from Lokonga but no one at the end of Tierney’s ball across field.
02:15: Xhaka down on the pitch after blocking a long-range shot from Reece James
01:30: Mendy makes a low save from Smith-Rowe after chest down from Saka
00:01: Arsenal kick match off…
Confirmed line-ups
Arsenal: Leno, Cedric, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Martinelli, Pepe
Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku.
Substitutes:
Arsenal
14. Aubameyang 15. Maitland-Niles 20. Tavares 21. Chambers 24. Nelson 25. Elneny 26. Balogun 31. Kolasinac 32. Ramsdale
Chelsea
1. Arrizabalaga 6. Thiago Silva 7. Kanté 11. Werner 14. Chalobah 15. Zouma 20. Hudson-Odoi 21. Chilwell 22. Ziyech
Referee: Paul Tierney.
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