Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea - April 18, 2009 / FA Cup 2008/2009
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18'
ARS
18' - Goal
Theo Walcott18
34' - Goal
Florent Malouda
ARS
76' - Substitution
Robin van Persieis substituted by Andrey Arshavin76
82' - Substitution
Emmanuel Adebayoris substituted by Nicklas Bendtner82
82' - Substitution
Nicolas Anelkais substituted by Salomon Kalou
84' - Goal
Didier Drogba
86' - Substitution
Denilsonis substituted by Samir Nasri86
CHE
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Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Lukasz Fabianski | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kolo Touré | 28 | 318 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mikaël Silvestre | 31 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emmanuel Eboué | 25 | 146 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kieran Gibbs | 19 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Denilson | 86 | 21 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Abou Diaby | 22 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Cesc Fàbregas | 21 | 224 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robin van Persie | 76 | 25 | 173 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Theo Walcott | 18 | 20 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 82 | 25 | 138 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
121
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Petr Cech | 26 | 211 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Essien | 26 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex | 26 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Terry | 28 | 396 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Branislav Ivanovic | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ashley Cole | 28 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Frank Lampard | 30 | 418 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Ballack | 32 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nicolas Anelka | 82 | 30 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Didier Drogba | 84 | 31 | 208 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Florent Malouda | 34 | 28 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
169
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Andrey Arshavin | 76 | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Samir Nasri | 86 | 21 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicklas Bendtner | 82 | 21 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Salomon Kalou | 82 | 23 | 146 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Denilson
IN
Alexandre Song
OUT
Abou Diaby
IN
Samir Nasri
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Terry
IN
Ricardo Carvalho
OUT
Nicolas Anelka
IN
Salomon Kalou
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
726
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Wenger vs Chelsea
17 victories
11 draws
9 losses
Wenger vs Hiddink
2 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
62
14
Success rate in this team:
79 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Hiddink vs Arsenal
1 victory
2 draws
2 losses
Hiddink vs Wenger
1 victory
2 draws
2 losses
Referee
Martin Atkinson
31 victories |
13 draws |
24 losses |
Arsenal68 matches | General total | Chelsea62 matches | 37 victories |
12 draws |
13 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Arsenal2 matches | Season total | Chelsea1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on February 24, 2022 | Latest figure on March 10, 2022 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Chelsea after 3 consecutive matches without a win surterrainneutre (since 05/08/2007). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/08/2006 (2 matches)
It's the first time Didier Drogba scores a goal vs in his professional career since the 23/03/2008 (with Arsenal vs )
End of streak for Arsenal after 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most surterrainneutre in FA Cup (since 14/04/2002). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/04/1999 (6 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | VArsenal 3-1 Manchester United08/08/2004 | VArsenal 3-0 Blackburn16/04/2005 | DArsenal 0-0 Manchester United21/05/2005 | LChelsea 2-1 Arsenal07/08/2005 | LFC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal17/05/2006 | LChelsea 2-1 Arsenal25/02/2007 |
| Overall | VArsenal 2-1 Hull City17/03/2009 | VNewcastle United 1-3 Arsenal21/03/2009 | VArsenal 2-0 Manchester City04/04/2009 | DVillarreal 1-1 Arsenal07/04/2009 | VWigan 1-4 Arsenal11/04/2009 | VArsenal 3-0 Villarreal15/04/2009 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VChelsea 2-1 Arsenal25/02/2007 | VBlackburn 1-2 Chelsea15/04/2007 | VChelsea 1-0 Manchester United19/05/2007 | DChelsea 1-1 Manchester United05/08/2007 | LChelsea 1-2 Tottenham24/02/2008 | DManchester United 1-1 Chelsea21/05/2008 |
| Overall | VChelsea 1-0 Manchester City15/03/2009 | LTottenham 1-0 Chelsea21/03/2009 | VNewcastle United 0-2 Chelsea04/04/2009 | VLiverpool 1-3 Chelsea08/04/2009 | VChelsea 4-3 Bolton Wanderers11/04/2009 | DChelsea 4-4 Liverpool14/04/2009 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 7 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
7 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
4 |
|
4 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
3 |
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2.4 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.6 |
|
0.4 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.8 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
Bookings
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| Robin van Persie | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Nicolas Anelka | |
 | Eduardo | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Robin van Persie | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | Nicolas Anelka | |
Historical head to head
Home
138 gf
106 ga
Away
105 gf
101 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
4 ga
Total
247 gf
211 ga
Historical head to head
Home
101 gf
105 ga
Away
106 gf
138 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
4 ga
Total
211 gf
247 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
November 29, 1930 |
| Neutral ground | 2 - 0 |
May 04, 2002 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
November 11, 1998 |
| Neutral ground | 2 - 1 |
February 25, 2007 |
Latest head to head
November 30, 2008 - Premier League 2008/2009
March 23, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
December 16, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
May 06, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
February 25, 2007 - League Cup 2006/2007
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 |
 |
Sylvain Wiltord | 4 goals | 2001 - 2003 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Robert Tambling | 10 goals | 1960 - 1967 |
|
Didier Drogba | 7 goals | 2005 - 2008 |
 |
Gustavo Poyet | 4 goals | 1997 - 2000 |
|
Barry Bridges | 4 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
 |
Jimmy Greaves | 4 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
Peter Osgood | 4 goals | 1966 - 1973 |
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 |
|
Peter Simpson | 22 matches | 1964 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Peter Bonetti | 27 matches | 1960 - 1979 |
|
Ron Harris | 26 matches | 1962 - 1979 |
 |
Frank Lampard | 23 matches | 2001 - 2008 |
 |
John Terry | 22 matches | 2001 - 2008 |
 |
John Hollins | 21 matches | 1964 - 1974 |
 |
Dennis Wise | 19 matches | 1991 - 2001 |
They played in both sides
465 matches
4 matches
276 matches
40 matches
258 matches
102 matches
228 matches
120 matches
173 matches
563 matches
118 matches
76 matches
They played in both sides
173 matches
563 matches
17 matches
238 matches
107 matches
225 matches
47 matches
188 matches
24 matches
130 matches
228 matches
120 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 19, 2009
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