Team News:

Arsenal:
Havertz (injured), Jesus (injured), Saka (injured), Sterling (ineligible), and Tomiyasu (injured) will be sidelined for Arsenal.

Chelsea:
Guiu (injured), Jackson (injured), Madueke (injured), and Mudryk (suspended) will be sidelined for this game for Chelsea.

During the last 83 meetings, Arsenal FC have won 32 times, there have been 24 draws, while Chelsea FC have won 27 times. The goal difference is 118-113 in favour of Arsenal FC.

The most common result of matches between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC when Arsenal FC is playing at home is 2-1. 5 matches have ended with this result.

Arsenal FC score 21% of their goals between the minutes 31-45.

Chelsea FC score 19% of their goals between the minutes 16-30.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Chelsea (W4 D2)

Chelsea haven’t lost three consecutive away league games against Arsenal since 2003

What are you backing?

#PREMATCH

Without Saka I do not think they are a serious threat.

Saka has always been the difference every time we have faced them.

This could go either way if we take our chances when they come

And oooh!!! Maresca also needs to start winning against top teams too 🤔

Since the start of the 21/22 season, Chelsea have only won 3 of the 19 Premier League away games against sides starting the day above us in the table (D3 L13), wins vs Fulham (Oct23), Tottenham (Nov23) & Bournemouth (Sep24).

It’s the first time EVER that Chelsea have been able to field James, Fofana, Colwill and Cucurella together.

#INGAME

In pressured games, Sanchez is a shitty player

No player has committed more errors leading to an opposition shot than Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez [8] in the Premier League this season

At this point please just give Bettinelli a chance

The best shots set up for Arsenal's attackers have unsurprisingly been by Sanchez

#HALFTIME

Like I always say, the time we will get players to try and get through the lines by forcing dribbles rather than always passing, that's the day the ship will truly sail.

Sanchez in goal means chaos. The balls that aren’t dangerous Sanchez finds a way to make it dangerous. This is crazy. Badiashile off for Tosin

#INGAME

I think Fofana had his crew stashed somewhere betting for his yellow card. He has been taunting the referee the whole game

Seen how Skelly has driven at us.....

Chelsea generated their lowest xG [0.34] in a league game in 855 days, since a 1-0 loss to Newcastle in the 22/23 season [0.30.]

They are saying Maresca should change his tactics😂😂😂😂😂😂. Change tactics to make Nkunku run faster or make him stronger which is which? Change tactics for Neto to win headers over Gabriel? or what

There’s no proof we are going to sign a quality striker with these sporting directors. the attack was Nkunku Neto and Sancho. I mean how do you do this recruitment and still be in the job now? i don’t care about any Estevao or Quenda. they are kids and need time to settle into the already inexperienced squad. How can people still support these people

I watched 5 minutes of Barca and nearly got depressed. What the hell are we watching on a weekly basis.

FireSide

Dario is Key

If I were Maresca, I wouldn't be bringing in Dario as a cover for Caicedo. He would be his first Partner to compete with the always injured Lavia.

Dario is faster than Caicedo and more physical albeit with less technical skills rating.

I would play the two and achieve several positives.

1. Cut on plenty of inverts. This would allow fullbacks to instead provide wing depth upfront and play more central attacking midfielders when wing play isn't working

2. Cut on the attacking players defensive load making them more present around the opponent's box.

It's also clear Joao will be coming back. This should present the opportunity to finally fully try him out so that we can finally either have him or discard him.

That signing is supposed to unlock the team in so many ways. Of course getting another striker and CB cover and maybe a goalkeeper should see us fight comprehensively next season