Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal - March 23, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
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59' - Goal
Bacary Sagna
70' - Substitution
Claude Makéléléis substituted by Belletti
70' - Substitution
Michael Ballackis substituted by Nicolas Anelka70
71' - Substitution
Bacary Sagnais substituted by Abou Diaby
72' - Goal
Didier Drogba72
76' - Substitution
Robin van Persieis substituted by Theo Walcott 81' - Goal
Didier Drogba81
88' - Substitution
Mathieu Flaminiis substituted by Nicklas Bendtner
89' - Substitution
Joe Coleis substituted by John Obi Mikel89
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Carlo Cudicini | 34 | 208 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Terry | 27 | 342 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Essien | 25 | 132 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Carvalho | 29 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Cole | 27 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claude Makélélé | 70 | 35 | 209 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Ballack | 70 | 31 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Frank Lampard | 29 | 361 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joe Cole | 89 | 26 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Salomon Kalou | 22 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Didier Drogba | 7281 | 30 | 165 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
183
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Manuel Almunia | 30 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Gallas | 30 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kolo Touré | 27 | 276 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bacary Sagna | 5971 | 25 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gaël Clichy | 22 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emmanuel Eboué | 24 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mathieu Flamini | 88 | 24 | 149 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Cesc Fàbregas | 20 | 191 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robin van Persie | 76 | 24 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alexander Hleb | 26 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 24 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
125
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Belletti | 70 | 31 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Obi Mikel | 89 | 20 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 70 | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Abou Diaby | 71 | 21 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Theo Walcott | 76 | 19 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicklas Bendtner | 88 | 20 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Ballack
IN
Paulo Ferreira
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
53
42
Success rate in this team:
69 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Grant vs Arsenal
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Grant vs Wenger
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
58
664
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Wenger vs Chelsea
16 victories
11 draws
8 losses
Wenger vs Grant
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Mark Clattenburg
20 victories |
8 draws |
5 losses |
Chelsea33 matches | General total | Arsenal40 matches | 25 victories |
5 draws |
10 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Chelsea2 matches | Season total | Arsenal3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on January 31, 2017 | Latest figure on February 11, 2017 | |||||||
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Key figures
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Avram Grant has done less than 0.64 goals conceded per game .
The last time Didier Drogba scored at least 2 goals during the same game in his professional career with , it was on the 28/11/2007 (avec vs )
Chelsea keeps its 4 matches with at least 2 goals scored at home running (since 16/02/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/12/2006-17/03/2007 time period (12 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Manchester United | 73 pts | 31 rd | |
| +1 | 2 | Chelsea | 68 pts | 31 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Arsenal | 67 pts | 31 rd |
| 4 | Liverpool | 59 pts | 31 rd | |
| 5 | Everton | 57 pts | 31 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Manchester United | 73 pts | 31 rd | |
| +1 | 2 | Chelsea | 68 pts | 31 rd |
| -1 | 3 | Arsenal | 67 pts | 31 rd |
| 4 | Liverpool | 59 pts | 31 rd | |
| 5 | Everton | 57 pts | 31 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChelsea 2-0 Tottenham12/01/2008 | VChelsea 1-0 Reading30/01/2008 | DChelsea 0-0 Liverpool10/02/2008 | VChelsea 3-1 Huddersfield Town16/02/2008 | VChelsea 3-0 Olympiacos05/03/2008 | VChelsea 6-1 Derby County12/03/2008 |
| Overall | VWest Ham 0-4 Chelsea01/03/2008 | VChelsea 3-0 Olympiacos05/03/2008 | LBarnsley 1-0 Chelsea08/03/2008 | VChelsea 6-1 Derby County12/03/2008 | VSunderland 0-1 Chelsea15/03/2008 | DTottenham 4-4 Chelsea19/03/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LTottenham 5-1 Arsenal22/01/2008 | VManchester City 1-3 Arsenal02/02/2008 | LManchester United 4-0 Arsenal16/02/2008 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Arsenal23/02/2008 | VAC Milan 0-2 Arsenal04/03/2008 | DWigan 0-0 Arsenal09/03/2008 |
| Overall | DArsenal 0-0 AC Milan20/02/2008 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Arsenal23/02/2008 | DArsenal 1-1 Aston Villa01/03/2008 | VAC Milan 0-2 Arsenal04/03/2008 | DWigan 0-0 Arsenal09/03/2008 | DArsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough15/03/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 61 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
3 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
2 |
|
5 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
7 |
|
2 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
30 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
30 |
|
14 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
19 |
Victories (Competition total) |
19 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
8 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
53 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
58 |
|
29 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
25 |
|
22 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
22 |
|
9 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
1.77 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.93 |
|
2.07 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.79 |
|
0.73 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.73 |
|
0.64 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.86 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
17 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
12 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
18 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
49 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
43 |
|
21 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
28 |
|
6 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Frank Lampard | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 19 goals | Emmanuel Adebayor |  |
| Frank Lampard | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 10 goals | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
| Frank Lampard | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
| Frank Lampard | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Cesc Fàbregas |  |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Cesc Fàbregas | |
| Joe Cole | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 13 goals during the last 19 matches | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
Historical head to head
Home
98 gf
102 ga
Away
106 gf
138 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
4 ga
Total
208 gf
244 ga
Historical head to head
Home
138 gf
106 ga
Away
102 gf
98 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
4 ga
Total
244 gf
208 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
November 11, 1998 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
September 27, 1969 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
November 29, 1930 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
November 29, 1930 |
Latest head to head
December 16, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
May 06, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
February 25, 2007 - League Cup 2006/2007
December 10, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
December 18, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Robert Tambling | 10 goals | 1960 - 1967 |
|
Didier Drogba | 5 goals | 2005 - 2007 |
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 4 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
Peter Osgood | 4 goals | 1966 - 1973 |
 |
John Terry | 4 goals | 2001 - 2004 |
 |
Dennis Wise | 4 goals | 1992 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
 |
Thierry Henry | 10 goals | 2000 - 2004 |
 |
Ray Kennedy | 9 goals | 1971 - 1974 |
 |
Ian Wright | 8 goals | 1991 - 1997 |
 |
Ted Drake | 5 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
 |
Dennis Bergkamp | 5 goals | 1997 - 1999 |
|
John Radford | 4 goals | 1965 - 1974 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Peter Bonetti | 27 matches | 1960 - 1979 |
|
Ron Harris | 26 matches | 1962 - 1979 |
|
Frank Lampard | 21 matches | 2001 - 2007 |
 |
John Hollins | 21 matches | 1964 - 1974 |
|
John Terry | 20 matches | 2001 - 2007 |
|
Dennis Wise | 19 matches | 1991 - 2001 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
 |
Lee Dixon | 27 matches | 1988 - 2001 |
 |
David Seaman | 26 matches | 1990 - 2003 |
|
Dennis Bergkamp | 26 matches | 1995 - 2005 |
 |
Tony Adams | 25 matches | 1986 - 2002 |
 |
Ray Parlour | 23 matches | 1994 - 2004 |
|
George Armstrong | 22 matches | 1964 - 1976 |
They played in both sides
563 matches
173 matches
238 matches
17 matches
225 matches
62 matches
188 matches
47 matches
130 matches
24 matches
102 matches
258 matches
They played in both sides
4 matches
465 matches
40 matches
276 matches
102 matches
258 matches
69 matches
228 matches
563 matches
173 matches
76 matches
118 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 22, 2008
March 23, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Manchester United | 73 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 15 | +49 |
+12
|  | Chelsea | 68 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 23 | +32 |
-13
|  | Arsenal | 67 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 24 | +35 |
4
|  | Liverpool | 59 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
5
|  | Everton | 57 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 26 | +22 |
6
|  | Portsmouth | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 |
7
|  | Aston Villa | 49 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 |
8
|  | Blackburn | 49 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
9
|  | Manchester City | 49 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 |
10
|  | West Ham | 44 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 |
11
|  | Tottenham | 39 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 51 | +9 |
12
|  | Middlesbrough | 34 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 44 | -16 |
13
|  | Newcastle United | 32 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 57 | -24 |
14
|  | Wigan | 31 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 45 | -17 |
15
|  | Reading | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 58 | -21 |
16
|  | Sunderland | 30 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -21 |
17
|  | Birmingham City | 27 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 48 | -13 |
18
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 45 | -17 |
19
|  | Fulham | 23 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 51 | -24 |
20
|  | Derby County | 10 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 65 | -51 |
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