Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 29 November 2009

Result

Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea

Premier League · Sunday 29 November 2009, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea: match report

Arsenal lost to Chelsea 0-3 in the Premier League on Sunday 29 November 2009. The half-time score was 0-2.

Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Arsenal did not score. Chelsea scored through Didier Drogba (41'), an own goal by Thomas Vermaelen (44') and Didier Drogba (86').

Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 25 points from 12 and Chelsea 1st on 33 points from 13. Arsenal went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and Chelsea 1st with 86.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-5-1 and Chelsea in a 4-1-2-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Arsenal wins, 4 draws and 4 for Chelsea.

Going into the match Arsenal's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Chelsea's W-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Armand TraoreArsenal
  • 37'Yellow card · Didier DrogbaChelsea
  • 41'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 0-1
  • 44'Own goal · Thomas VermaelenChelsea · 0-2
  • 70'Yellow card · John Mikel ObiChelsea
  • 86'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 0-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasArsenal

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 2, draws 4, Chelsea 4.

Team news

Arsenal line-up (4-5-1)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Armand Traore, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Eduardo da Silva, Andrey Arshavin, Thomas Vermaelen

Chelsea expected line-up (4-1-2-3)

Petr Čech, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Alex, John Mikel Obi, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, Michael Ballack, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba, Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou