§ Premier League · 2026-27 · Matchday 3

Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea

  • Havertz 25'
  • Ødegaard 50'
  • Rogers 2'

6 September 2026

The match in data

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1 on 6 September 2026, on matchday 3 of the 2026-27 Premier League.

Arsenal came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 2'.

Player of the match: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), rated 73, thanks above all to 1 goal and 2 shots on target. Havertz produced 1.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Chelsea, the highest-rated player was Malo Gusto, with 73.

73
Player of the match

Kai Havertz

Arsenal · 78'

Produced 1.81× and cost 0.47× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 2 shots on target 3.0×
  • 0.51 xG 2.1×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target 0.8×
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kai Havertz ★ Forward 78 73
Declan Rice Midfielder 90 71
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 77 69
Christos Tzolis Midfielder 90 65
Piero Hincapié Defender 23 65
Gabriel Defender 90 58
Bukayo Saka Forward 90 54
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 46
Myles Lewis-Skelly Midfielder 67 42
Ben White Defender 90 37
Riccardo Calafiori Defender 67 30
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 23 27
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Mikel Merino Midfielder 13 no rating
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 12 no rating
Noni Madueke Forward 1 no rating
Chelsea
PlayerPositionMinRating
Malo Gusto Defender 30 73
Roméo Lavia Midfielder 60 70
Reece James Defender 90 64
Maxence Lacroix Defender 90 57
João Pedro Forward 90 55
Pedro Neto Forward 81 51
Pep Chavarría Defender 30 51
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 87 45
Cole Palmer Midfielder 90 41
Jorrel Hato Defender 60 41
Josh Acheampong Defender 90 37
Wesley Fofana Defender 90 34
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Estêvão Forward 9 no rating
Danny Welbeck Forward 3 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.