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
cris1285 9 years ago
Yes, galata, thats what i said. They are good for the 3rd or 4th place, nothing else.
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galata86 9 years ago
Just now I am watching this match and we see all arsenals bad sides. They have great team but they can't win against best teams like chelsea and man city. All match arsenal didn't create chanse and I really didn't see that arsenal have any chanse to win tittle now just this season but in 10 years if they continue to do...
Just now I am watching this match and we see all arsenals bad sides. They have great team but they can't win against best teams like chelsea and man city. All match arsenal didn't create chanse and I really didn't see that arsenal have any chanse to win tittle now just this season but in 10 years if they continue to do like this
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cris1285 9 years ago
For sure a great battle for tomorrow, but i dont think Arsenal can grow up to Chelsea`s level. The Blues are very good this year, clearly they are number one in England, if not overall in Europe. To be a champion they missed only 2 thing last year: a ruthless goalscorer, and the king of assists. Now thez have both in Costa,...
For sure a great battle for tomorrow, but i dont think Arsenal can grow up to Chelsea`s level. The Blues are very good this year, clearly they are number one in England, if not overall in Europe. To be a champion they missed only 2 thing last year: a ruthless goalscorer, and the king of assists. Now thez have both in Costa, and Fabregas. Arsenal cant test big teams like Chelsea, i am really sure.
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galata86 9 years ago
Great match. And here we can see how far Arsenal can get in this race for tittle. But I think that arsenal can't do anything here. Fron the start of the season chelsea show us how champions of england should play, I am not a big fan of mourinho but I must admit that he know his job and I think that he will win premier league...
Great match. And here we can see how far Arsenal can get in this race for tittle. But I think that arsenal can't do anything here. Fron the start of the season chelsea show us how champions of england should play, I am not a big fan of mourinho but I must admit that he know his job and I think that he will win premier league with this team
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Snoop 9 years ago
Big test for Arsenal, they have played great game in Champions League, they destroyed Galatasaray with 4-1, but at Standford Bridge it will be much harder, Chelsea is playing good football on start of season, they are in good form, currently they are first favourite for title, they are on first place with 16 points, Arsenal...
Big test for Arsenal, they have played great game in Champions League, they destroyed Galatasaray with 4-1, but at Standford Bridge it will be much harder, Chelsea is playing good football on start of season, they are in good form, currently they are first favourite for title, they are on first place with 16 points, Arsenal is 4th with 10... In last 6 matches against Arsenal, Chelsea won in 4 games, draw in 2 games, Arsenal can not afford another loss...
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