Premier League: Chelsea vs Arsenal match preview

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October 3rd, 2014
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Current Premier League leaders Chelsea face a tough home test as they host injury-plagued Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. It will be the first meeting between the two sides since the historic 6-0 thrashing of the Gunners last March, a result that will not be forgotten very soon by the Arsenal fans.

The Gunners recorded an impressive 4-1 UEFA Champions League victory over Galatasaray this week, with Danny Welbeck netting a hat-trick. Now Arsene Wenger's men must focus on the Premier League as they have a six-point deficit on Chelsea in the league table. Jose Mourinho's side were also victorious in the Champions League this week as they defeated Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in Portugal. Chelsea and Arsenal are the only two unbeaten teams in the Premier League but Arsenal were held to a draw on four occasions while chelsea won five out of six.

Arsenal have just one win in their last five matches, last were held to a 1-1 draw by North London rivals Tottenham. Chelsea grabbed a solid win last week, 3-0 at Aston Villa. The Blues have scored more goals than any other Premier League team so far, 19, while Arsenal only managed one clean sheet this season.

There are no fresh injury concerns for Mourinho, the only two absentees will be Didier Drogba and Ramires. Leading scorer Diego Costa should be able to play despite some injury concerns. On the other hand Wenger will be without no less than eight first-team players, although Nacho Monreal could make his return from the injured list. Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta will be out, Abou Diaby is not fully fit yet while Theo Walcott and Serge Gnabry should return to action after the international break. Yaya Sanogo, Mathieu Debuchy and Olivier Giroud are long-term absentees.

My prediction: Chelsea to win 2-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Chelsea win - 4/6 Draw - 16/5 Arsenal win - 17/4

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