On this evening at 9:45 PM, the long marathon of matches will be concluded by the teams of "Arsenal" and "Chelsea", who are awaiting a confrontation between each other, with which these clubs will end an intense period, during which they had to play four "Premier League" matches. Before the upcoming duel, we present a review of this meeting.
Tournament Standings
After 21 matches, "Chelsea" is currently in third place in the "Premier League" with 45 points, while "Arsenal", with 38 points, steps close behind. However, in case of a victory, both teams would move up one place.
Teams' Form
The "Arsenal" club has not suffered a defeat in the "Premier League" for the last six matches, but they ended four of them in draws. Their last match against "West Bromwich Albion" also ended in a draw.
The "Chelsea" team has not suffered a defeat in five consecutive matches, with only one draw against "Everton". They celebrated convincing victories in their last two matches: 2-0 against "Brighton" and even 5-0 against "Stoke".
Teams' News
In this match, the "Arsenal" club will definitely be missing Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud, Aaron Ramsey, Sead Kolasinac, and Nacho Monreal. It is also unclear whether two other important players will participate in the match.
Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny may also miss this match, but the final decision about their participation in the match should be made before the game. It was also mentioned this morning that Arsene Wenger's lineup will probably be without both M. Ozil and L. Koscielny.
Meanwhile, the "Chelsea" team will be without David Luiz, who is still recovering from an injury and is not ready to play. Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas, who have had a rest, are expected to return to the lineup.
Predicted Starting Lineups:
"Arsenal": Cech; Chambers, Mertesacker, Mustafi; Bellerin, Wilshere, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles; Iwobi, Sanchez; Lacazette.
"Chelsea": Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Morata, Hazard.
Interesting Facts
Arsenal's 3-0 victory against Chelsea at the opponents' home last season is the only one in the last 12 matches between these teams (4 draws, 7 Chelsea victories).
In the last nine Premier League matches against Chelsea, Arsenal failed to score a goal seven times.
Arsenal has already won five times at the Emirates Stadium in all competitions - the best achievement among all clubs, shared with Manchester United;
In the last seven matches between these teams, there have been ten red cards. Chelsea ended the last three matches with ten players;
Arsenal has not lost in six consecutive Premier League matches - their best streak since the end of 2016 when they did not experience a defeat in 13 consecutive matches;
Arsenal has won 13 out of their last 15 home Premier League matches. They lost points only twice last month, when they lost to Manchester United and drew with Liverpool;
Arsene Wenger's players have scored at least one goal in 24 consecutive Premier League matches;
In the last four matches against the top six clubs, Arsenal conceded at least three goals in four of the last six Premier League matches;
Petr Cech is one clean sheet away from his 200th Premier League match without conceding a goal;
If Jack Wilshere starts in the Arsenal lineup, it will be the first time since 2013 that he starts six consecutive matches;
This will be Arsene Wenger's 60th match against Chelsea (22 wins, 16 draws, 21 losses). He has not fought so many times against any other team;
In the last four matches, Antonio Conte's team celebrated victory only once: in the match against Huddersfield;
If Chelsea suffer defeat today, it will be the first time since 2001 that they lose three London derbies in a row. They had lost to West Ham United, Charlton, and Arsenal during that time;
In the last five matches, Chelsea collected 13 points;
If Chelsea do not concede a goal today, they will become the first Premier League team this season to go five matches without conceding a goal.
