Chelsea vs Arsenal: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

A big London derby beckons in the Premier League on Sunday with Arsenal in need of a win traveling to Chelsea.

Mikel Arteta has an excellent record against the Blues, with Chelsea trailing the Gunners ten previous meetings against their capital rivals. Thomas Tuchel was responsible for their latest triumph in this match.

However, they head into the weekend’s clash in a more positive frame of mind than the Gunners, who have won just two of their previous six games in all competitions. Arteta’s side are struggling to score goals and have lost their last two games 1-0. However, there were positives to take from Wednesday night’s defeat to Inter.

Chelsea cross to one 8-0 hitting of Armenian Armenian Noah in the Conference League this Thursday with Enzo Maresca again rotating his team a lot. They missed the chance to secure a rare win at Manchester United last weekend, settling for a 1-1 draw, but are ahead of Sunday’s opponents in the Premier League goal difference table

Defeat for Arsenal here and many will be writing off their title challenge.

here it is 90 minutes guide to sunday’s london derby.

Chelsea vs Arsenal H2H Record (Last Five Matches)

Current form (all competitions)

Cole Palmer was absent from Chelsea training the week after being caught late on by Lisandro Martínez in last Sunday’s draw at Old Trafford. However, Maresca is optimistic about the England international’s chances of featuring on Sunday and it would now be a surprise if the star creator did not start.

The Blues have few injury concerns. Jadon Sancho could return on Sunday after missing the trip to Man Utd, but the winger could be sidelined through injury.

Marc Cucurella could back to the team and replace Malo Gusto. If the Spaniard is included, Reece James will start at right-back.

Predicted Chelsea vs Arsenal Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.

Reports suggest that Declan Rice may have broken his toe last Saturday at St. James’ Park, but Arteta has not ruled the midfielder out of Sunday’s game and he may be ready to play through pain to begin with.

Martin Odegaard made his long-awaited comeback from an ankle injury on Wednesday, but the arsenal The captain played just a few minutes in Milan and is unlikely to start at Stamford Bridge. Mikel Merino and Kai Havertz are both doubts, but the pair should be fine to feature. The latter suffered a nasty head wound in the end against Inter.

The visitors are still without full-backs Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney.

Predicted Arsenal vs Chelsea line-up (4-3-3): Stripe; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Wood; Partey, Rice, Trossard; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

We’re only ten games into the new Premier League season, but this already looks like must-win territory for Arsenal, who sit ten points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.

The Gunners’ recent record against Chelsea, combined with their encouraging but toothless midweek performance, should provide them with some optimism heading into this game, but their recent lack of wins means they will have to grind it out a lot if they want it. triumph in west London.

The Blues, who should have Palmer available, will be desperate to attack a vulnerable Gunners side but are still working with Maresca up front. last weekend draw at Old Trafford proved that

This contest could go either way, so we’ll sit on the fence and repeat last season’s result at the Bridge.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal

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