Arsenal vs Chelsea – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Chelsea – Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates on 24th September, Saturday in a London derby to establish their supremacy in the English Premier League. Both clubs have had mixed starts to their season, with Arsenal losing their first game to Liverpool following which the Gunners remained unbeaten in their next four matches (with three wins).

Chelsea, meanwhile, comprehensively won their first three games of the season before stuttering to a 2-2 draw at Watford and suffering a demoralizing 2-1 loss at the hands of Liverpool in their last match. Both clubs have ten points, with Arsenal sitting on the fourth position, ahead of Chelsea due to a superior goal difference.

This match will mark Arsene Wenger’s twentieth season at the club, a fact which make Arsenal’s approach to the modern day football extremely unique.

Team News

Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck, Carl Jenkinson and Aaron Ramsey are sidelined through injuries while Olivier Giroud has been listed as a doubt for the home side. Chelsea will be without the injured John Terry and Marco van Ginkel and the unfit Kurt Zouma.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Hector Bellerin, Skhodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Alexis Sanchez.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Cesar Azpilicueta, N’Golo Kante, Willian, Oscar, Nemanja Matic, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa.

Contributor’ Pick

According to Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H stats, Chelsea have won three and lost only one of their last five matches against Arsenal in the English Premier League. In fact, Chelsea are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches against Arsenal in all competitions. Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight matches against Arsenal in all competitions.

While Arsenal are undefeated in fourteen of their last fifteen Premier League matches, it is expected to be a closely contested affair between these two arch rivals.