The Emirates Stadium is host of an all-London affair in the Premier League on Sunday when Arsenal shows the top hope Chelsea on top hopefuls.
Mikel Aretas Gunners enjoyed her youngest duels with the blues, although in November they were captured from Enzo Maresca to one point. A Pedro Neto strike from the distance canceled Gabriel Martinelli’s opener.
This competition arrived before Chelsea started an outstanding run, who briefly considered it as a title seller. They have been brought back to earth in the past few months, securing a place for the rest of the year 2024/25 in the Champions League next season.
After Chelsea won successive league games, he is fourth with 49 points. They are six points from Arsenal in second place, and the Gunners extended their victory in the league to three games last week when they were recorded in Manchester United for a 1-1 draw.
Your deficit of Liverpool Liverpool is 15 points, although only nine games remain after this weekend. However, they stay in the Champions League and will surely prioritize their quarter -finals with Real Madrid next month.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the London Derby on Sunday.
Arsenal against Chelsea head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
arsenal | Chelsea |
|---|---|
Arsenal 2-2 PSV – 12/03/25 | Chelsea 1-0 Copenhagen – 13/03/25 |
Man UTD 1-1 Arsenal – 09/03/25 | Chelsea 1-0 Leicester – 09/03/25 |
PSV 1-7 Arsenal – 04/03/25 | Copenhagen 1-2 Chelsea – 06/03/25 |
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal – 26/02/25 | Chelsea 4-0 Southampton – 25/02/25 |
Arsenal 0-1 West Ham – 22/02/25 | Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea – 22/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Go UK, now Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
United States | Peacock, VIX |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Areta changed against PSV on Wednesday, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Raheem Sterling impressed at rare starts. Sterling cannot be presented against his parents’ club this weekend.
Gabriel Martinelli was able to start over a month, while Martin Odegaard and Thomas Partey are expected to return to the midfield of Arsenal. Jurrien Timber should return to the Gunners backline after enjoying a break during the week.
Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Takehiro Tomiyasu are out of service.
Arsenal predicted line-up against Chelsea (4-3-3): Raya; Wood, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Parttey, rice, odegaard; Nwaneri, Merino, Martinelli.
Chelsea was recently increased by injuries by returning Wesley Fofana, and the Frenchman is expected to see Levi Colwill, who was not visible on Thursday, at the Emirates partner.
Cole Palmer, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez and Reece James are all for returning to Maresca’s team.
The blues are still without Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke, although Pedro Neto probably leads the line of visitors again. Christopher Nkunku is an alternative. David Datro Fofana, Marc Guiu and Malo Gusto will probably miss it.
Chelsea predicted the line-up against Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Nkunku, Sancho; Neto.
Areta and Maresca turned during the week, so both start -xis should be pretty fresh. While Arsenal continues to fight for destinations in Germany, she confronts a Chelsea team with a bad record in this game.
The Gunners have an alternative attack option in Martinelli, and although the blues have won four on the go, the supporters fight with Maresca and his more secular style. If Palmer fails from Art and Jackson, it is unlikely that visitors cause too much damage, but Arsenal’s last third problems mean that a ramp – like the 5: 0 of the last season – should not happen.
A competitive and close matter among the emirates could be recorded by the hosts.