Arsenal and Chelsea's cagey EFL Cup clash summed up in one stat ⚔️

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Richard Buxton·03 de fevereiro de 2026

Arsenal and Chelsea's cagey EFL Cup clash summed up in one stat ⚔️

The battle for this season's first EFL Cup final spot remains on a knife edge.

Arsenal host Chelsea in Tuesday's semi-final second leg with the hosts heading into the tie with a slender advantage from the previous encounter at Stamford Bridge.

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Arsenal1

Chelsea0

HojeFim de jogo

Liam Rosenior's side need to seize the initiative with a 3-2 aggregate to overturn but it's been a slow burner at the Emirates Stadium from them as much as the Gunners.

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Things got so cagey towards the end of the first half that the teams' combined involvement in their opposing penalty areas was dwarfed by their foul count.

There have been more fouls so far in Arsenal vs Chelsea (12) than there have been touches in the opposition box (10). Slow to get going, this one.
– terça-feira, 3 de fevereiro de 2026