English Carabao Cup · 1st Leg

Chelsea vs Arsenal: 2–3

Arsenal beat Chelsea 3–2 in the English Carabao Cup on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Stamford Bridge, London, England.

• Competition: English Carabao Cup (2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals)
• Kick-off time: Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, England
• Attendance: 39,243
• Teams: Chelsea (home), Arsenal (away)

Goals

• 7' — Ben White (Arsenal), assist Declan Rice
• 49' — Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)
• 57' — Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), assist Pedro Neto
• 71' — Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal), assist Viktor Gyökeres
• 83' — Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)

Starting line-ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Robert Sánchez (G), Wesley Fofana (CD-L), Trevoh Chalobah (CD-R), Marc Cucurella (LB), Josh Acheampong (RB), João Pedro (AM), Enzo Fernández (LM), Andrey Santos (RM), Marc Guiu (F), Pedro Neto (AM-L), Estêvão (AM-R).

Arsenal (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga (G), Gabriel Magalhães (CD-L), William Saliba (CD-R), Jurriën Timber (LB), Ben White (RB), Martín Zubimendi (CM), Declan Rice (LM), Martin Ødegaard (RM), Viktor Gyökeres (F), Leandro Trossard (LF), Bukayo Saka (RF).

Recent form

Chelsea: lost 2–1 vs Aston Villa (27 Dec); drew 2–2 vs AFC Bournemouth (30 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Manchester City (4 Jan); lost 2–1 away to Fulham (7 Jan); won 5–1 away to Charlton Athletic (10 Jan).

Arsenal: won 2–1 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (27 Dec); won 4–1 vs Aston Villa (30 Dec); won 3–2 away to AFC Bournemouth (3 Jan); drew 0–0 vs Liverpool (8 Jan); won 4–1 away to Portsmouth (11 Jan).