Chelsea vs Arsenal – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Sreya

Chelsea vs Arsenal – Chelsea hosts Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on 4th February in the latest edition of the London derby for an English Premier League fixture which could potentially decide the fate of the title.

Chelsea sit atop the English Premier League standings with fifty six points, nine points ahead of the second-placed Tottenham Hotspur and third-placed Arsenal. Liverpool and Manchester City, who defeated West Ham 4-0 in their last game, are fourth and fifth with forty six points.

Chelsea drew 1-1 at Anfield against Liverpool in the midweek while Arsenal lost 2-1 to Watford at home.

Team News

Antonio Conte’s side does not have any injury concerns or suspensions. Arsenal will be without the suspended Granit Xhaka and the injured Santi Cazorla, Mathieu Debuchy, Yaya Sanogo and Aaron Ramsey.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N’Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard.

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

“At this moment it’s very important to exploit this momentum. We are in good shape; we are playing good football with intensity. Now we have a good opportunity to show this. We play at home, we have our fans to push us a lot, but for sure we must pay great attention.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Chelsea vs Arsenal H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for either side and a solitary draw. The 3-0 loss at the Emirates transformed Chelsea’s season as Antonio Conte switched his tactical setup and Chelsea have not looked back ever since.

Chelsea have won their last eight home matches in the Premier League, having scored at least two goals in seven of those games. It should be a closely contested affair but Chelsea are likely to win 2-1.