Chelsea will host Arsenal in one of the London derbies lined up in the Premier League this weekend. The two sides will face off after contrasting outings in Europe. They get into this game tied on 18 points and here’s our preview and prediction of the match. Hosts Chelsea have some revenge to mete on their visitors. In the last meeting between these two sides, Arsenal thrashed a hapless Chelsea 5-0. The Blues have now rebranded and come into this game a much-changed side. In the run up to this game, they thrashed Noah 8-0 in the Conference League.
Arsenal will want to imagine they can still beat this Chelsea side, no matter the circumstances. They are unbeaten against Chelsea in the last five competitive meetings. If that form is what they need to inspire them, Arsenal will take it, as they don’t have much to defend. The Gunners are coming from a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League. That marked a fourth straight outing without a win since their unbeaten start was broken by Bournemouth. In their last three league matches the Gunners collected a measly one point.
Arsenal have a good run against Chelsea and would like to project it here. However, they are coming into this game on the best run. They aren’t in great shape, with their only win in the last four matches being against Preston in the League Cup.
Chelsea have also stuttered a bit in recent matches, and haven't been great in London derbies. With such form coming into the 192nd meeting between them, our prediction for Chelsea v Arsenal is for the game to end in a draw.