London Derby: "Chelsea" - "Arsenal" (interesting facts)

This weekend will continue the battles of the new English Premier League season. The main match of the round will take place at Stamford Bridge, where two London teams - Chelsea will host Arsenal.

The season started differently for the London teams - the Blues triumphed in their first match against Huddersfield, while Arsenal suffered a setback against Man City.

The match will begin at 19:30 Lithuanian time. Here are some interesting facts about the upcoming clash:

In the last six home games against Arsenal, Chelsea has won five times. The only time they failed to win, the match ended in a draw.

Arsenal has failed to score in their last four visits to Stamford Bridge.

Maurizio Sarri's teams have a significant advantage when playing at home - his Napoli side suffered only four defeats in 57 matches in front of their own fans.

M. Sarri became the first Chelsea manager since 2008 to start a Premier League campaign with a win by a margin of more than two goals.

Chelsea's main striker, Alvaro Morata, has only scored once in his last 15 Premier League matches.

If midfielder Jorginho manages to score in this game, he would become the fourth Chelsea newcomer to score in the first two league matches, following in the footsteps of Adrian Mutu, Deco, and Diego Costa.

Arsenal have not failed to score in the first two Premier League matches since 2012 - they played to goalless draws against Sunderland and Stoke.

Unai Emery could become the first Arsenal manager since 1986 to suffer defeats in the first two matches. The last manager to achieve this was Steve Burtenshaw.

Arsenal have won only one of their last eight away matches since last season. Their last away win was in the last game of the previous season.