Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 30 November 2008
Result
Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
Premier League · Sunday 30 November 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal: match report
Chelsea were beaten by Arsenal 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 30 November 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Chelsea's goal came from an own goal by Johan Djourou (30'). Arsenal scored through Robin van Persie (59') and Robin van Persie (62').
Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; Arsenal received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 33 points from 14 and Arsenal 5th on 23 points from 14. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 83 points, and Arsenal 4th with 72.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Arsenal in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Chelsea wins, 4 draws and 3 for Arsenal.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Arsenal's L-L-W-L-D.
Key events
- 30'Own goal · Johan Djourou
- 59'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 61'Yellow card · John Terry
- 62'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 85'Yellow card · Branislav Ivanović
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)
Petr Čech, Wayne Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nicolas Anelka, Juliano Haus Belletti, Claude Makélélé
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Johan Djourou, Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor