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Arsenal v Chelsea BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played Arsenal v Chelsea BBC Radio 5 Live Arsenal beat Chelsea to restore five-point lead at top of Premier League Timber headed Gunners winner from another corner shortly before Neto sent off for second yellow card Blues had earlier equalised through Hincapie own goal after Saliba scored Blues stay sixth, three points behind fifth-placed Liverpool Gary Rose Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Really dangerous ball into the box by Reece James, Joao Pedro gets his head to it but can't direct it goalwards, with Jorrel Hato and Cole Palmer also unable to make contact as the ball flashes wide. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport Chelsea reporter Reece James’s corners have been superb. One almost resulted in an own goal or a penalty, another led directly to an own goal, a third produced another penalty appeal, and a fourth created a free header in the box. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea A change for Arsenal as Gabriel Martinelli, who has 11 goals this season, replaces Leandro Trossard. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Reece James shrugs off Leandro Trossard inside the Chelsea box and then thumps the ball away from danger. James has had a good game, effective at both ends of the pitch. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Matt Upson Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Emirates Stadium Arsenal are not coping with that corner. The near post corner from Reece James is causing them problems. What are the chances of this game being decided by a corner? Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Gary Neville Former Manchester United defender on Sky Sports It's all about Reece James' delivery which is causing Arsenal a problem. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Almost a second from a corner for Chelsea as the delivery is flicked on and Joao Pedro heads towards goal but David Raya saves. Good start to the second half by Chelsea. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea VAR is checking for a possible penalty as William Saliba holds Joao Pedro for the corner. The check is quick and cleared, however. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Matt Upson Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Emirates Stadium First real opportunity out of nowhere for Chelsea. The ball is won and then it is turned into midfield. Enzo hits it with the right foot and it is probably going in the bottom corner. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Chelsea have the first real chance of the second half as Enzo Fernandez breaks towards goal before his low drive is pushed behind by David Raya. The corner is again swung towards goal but Raya punches this one away. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Arsenal shouldn’t panic. This Chelsea defence will offer up plenty more opportunities in the second half. Bob, London Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport Chelsea reporter One issue for Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior is the very limited options available on his bench. Chelsea currently have several players out injured, including attackers Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens, leaving Alejandro Garnacho as the only wide option among the substitutes. There are two strikers, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu, but neither is in particularly good form. The only central midfielder available is Romeo Lavia, who has played just 45 minutes in an academy match over the past four months. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea The free-kick is played out wide to Bukayo Saka, who then passes to Eberechi Eze and runs into the area. Eze almost gets a pass through to him but Chelsea's defence cuts it out. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Matt Upson Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Emirates Stadium That has all come from Chelsea wanting to play out the back. Arsenal now win a free-kick in a dangerous area. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Eze and Trossard can be so exciting, but there are a lot of loose first touches and passes out there at the moment. Arsenal need to tighten up if they want to put this game away. Bill, London Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Arsenal players then come out and also gather in a huddle for a bit of a pep talk before Chelsea get the second half under way. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Chelsea players are out early and gather in a huddle in the centre circle with Reece James giving a team talk. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Arsenal have failed to win any of their last five Premier League home games against Chelsea that have been level at half time (D4 L1), with their last win coming in October 2003 (2-1 at Highbury). Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Leandro Trossard is simply not doing enough to be starting at the moment - huge number of poor passes in the past few games. Dave, Kent HT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Matt Upson Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Emirates Stadium Arsenal will be really disappointed. Everyone was challenging for that initial ball and Piero Hincapie skims it into his own net. Such a desire and keenness to go and win it, which is great, but if you can't get there, then sometimes that skim is worse than just leaving it. Match report to appear here. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 1st March 2026 at 18: 27 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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Arsenal v Chelsea. BBC Radio 5 Live. Audio Arsenal v Chelsea BBC Radio 5 Live Listen live 606 phone-in. BBC Radio 5 Live. 606 phone-in BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 18: 30 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Arsenal have won their last three home league games against Chelsea, last winning more consecutively between 1990 and 1994 (5). Chelsea are winless in their last eight Premier League games against Arsenal (D3 L5), their longest since a run of 19 between 1995 and 2005. In his second game in charge of Arsenal in December 2019, Mikel Arteta lost 2-1 at the Emirates against Chelsea. Since then, his Gunners side have lost just one of 15 games against the Blues in all competitions (W10 D4), beating them twice in the League Cup semi-final earlier this year. Arsenal have lost just one of their last 25 Premier League London derby matches (W18 D6), a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham last February. Since the start of 2022-23, the Gunners have scored in all but two of 44 London derby games, both against West Ham (0-2 in December 2023, 0-1 in February 2025). Only West Ham United (20) have dropped more points from winning positions in the Premier League in 2025-26 than Chelsea (19). The Blues have scored first in their last two before drawing with Leeds and Burnley – they last failed to win three in a row despite going 1-0 up in each back in May 2016. Chelsea have won each of their two away Premier League matches under manager Liam Rosenior so far. Liverpool’s Arne Slot was the last manager to win his first three away Premier League games in charge overall, while the last Englishman was Tim Sherwood at Spurs in 2013-14. Only Tottenham Hotspur players (5) have made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League in 2026 than Arsenal’s (4), with 44% of the goals the Gunners have conceded this year coming from an error (4/9). Chelsea have lost eight of their last nine away Premier League matches against sides starting the day top of the table, winning the other 2-1 against Man City in May 2021. They’ve played nine away top-flight games against Arsenal when the Gunners are top and won one (D2 L6), a 2-0 win in March 1948. Chelsea have received six Premier League red cards this season, more than any other club and their joint-most ever in a single season. They saw Moisés Caicedo sent off against Arsenal earlier this season and have only received more reds against Liverpool (8) than the Gunners (7). Eberechi Eze has scored each of his last 11 Premier League goals in London, with all six of his goals for Arsenal this season coming in London derbies (1 vs Crystal Palace, 5 vs Spurs), the most ever by a player in a season without scoring outside of London derby games. The last Gunners player with more derby goals in a season was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2018-19 (7). Copyright © 2026 BBC. 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