Arsenal vs Chelsea – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Chelsea – Arsenal hosts Chelsea at the Emirates on 3rd December, Wednesday in the latest edition of the London derby for the English Premier League.

Chelsea climbed up to the second position in the English Premier League standings with forty-five points after their 5-0 win over Stoke City in the weekend, but have a difficult trip to Emirates to face Arsenal who will be eager to bounce back after their 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion when a controversial penalty decision undid the Gunners.

Arsenal are fifth in the league standings with thirty-eight points and are unbeaten in their last six league fixtures.

Team News

Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Sead Kolasinac are sidelined through injuries while Chelsea will be without the injured David Luiz and Charly Musonda.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Calum Chambers, Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Hector Bellerin, Granit Xhaka, Mohamed Elneny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N’Golo Kante, Tiemou Bakakyoko, Marcos Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard, Alvaro Morata.

“We have worked very hard to improve our team and to create a fundamental base that is very important for the present, but especially for the future. In this situation, you must work very hard, and at the same time you must have great patience. And this is a really important moment for Chelsea.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H Stats, the last five Premier League matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for either side and one draw.

While Arsenal are undefeated in sixteen of their last seventeen home matches in the Premier League, Chelsea are undefeated in twelve of their last thirteen league fixtures. However, Chelsea have won only one of their previous four away games in the Premier League.

It should be a closely contested affair and a 1-1 draw is the most likely result.