Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Post-match review, Stats, Key moments

Dive into Ladbrokes’ post-match review of Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, 30 November 2025, with stats, key moments and our take on the match.

This fiercely competitive match started with a flurry of bookings as Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori and Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella picked up yellow cards in the first half hour. Things began to heat up when Moises Caicedo’s saw red in the 38th for a nasty challenge on Merino, leaving the hosts a man down with less than 40 minutes gone. There was still time in a chaotic first half for Piero Hincapie to find his name in the book on 41 minutes as Arsenal dominated possession but couldn’t capitalise. Chelsea held firm defensively despite the numerical disadvantage, setting up a gritty second period.

Both teams made changes at half time as Alejandro Garnacho replaced Estevao for the hosts and Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly came on for Riccardo Calafiori. Chelsea took a surprise lead early in the second half when Trevoh Chalobah scored in the 48th minute, assisted by Reece James. Myles Lewis-Skelly picked up a booking after 54 minutes and Chelsea brought on Liam Delap for Joao Pedro a minute. Looking for a wau back into the game, Arsenal brought on Noni Madueke for Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard for Martin Zubimendi in the 57th. Mikel Merino equalised for Arsenal in the 59th, assisted by Bukayo Saka, but despite further pressure and a late yellow for Viktor Gyokeres in the 88th, neither side found a winner.

Arsenal controlled 62% of possession compared to Chelsea’s 38%, which reflected their dominance in territory and build-up play, yet they couldn’t convert that into a win against a resilient, reduced Chelsea side. Both teams had three corners each, but Chelsea edged successful dribbles with 31 to Arsenal’s 25, showing more individual flair in breaking lines despite being a man short for over half the game. Discipline was a factor with Chelsea receiving one yellow and one red, while Arsenal racked up six yellows, potentially disrupting their momentum, and the assists were level at one apiece, highlighting the key creative moments that led to the goals.

Substitutions saw Chelsea make two changes—Alejandro Garnacho replacing Estevao in the 46th and Liam Delap coming on for Joao Pedro in the 55th—helping to shore up their defence and attack after the red card. Arsenal used four, starting with Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori at half-time, followed by Noni Madueke replacing Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard coming on for Martin Zubimendi both in the 57th, and finally Viktor Gyokeres substituting for Eberechi Eze in the 72nd, which added fresh legs but didn’t yield a decisive edge.