Premier League champions Arsenal face their hardest check of the brand new marketing campaign thus far after they welcome Chelsea to the Emirates.
The pair have a historical past throughout the fashionable period, and each groups have made sturdy begins to the brand new marketing campaign.
Freescoring Chelsea will fancy their probabilities of breaching the Gunners’ sturdy defence, and vice versa as Mikel Arteta’s males look to put down an early marker of intent.
Meet up with all of the crew information proper right here on 101GreatGoals.
Arsenal crew information
New signing Ezri Konsa is given his first Arsenal begin in the one change made by Mikel Arteta.
The England defender replaces Cristhian Mosquera, who picked up a muscle harm within the Gunners’ 1-0 win in opposition to Aston Villa on Monday.
Arsenal beginning XI: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz
Arsenal substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Hincapie, Eze, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Dowman, Gyokeres, Madueke
Chelsea crew information
Xabi Alonso makes two adjustments to the Blues beginning line-up, with captain Reece James returning to the facet.
Emi Martinez continues in purpose in opposition to the membership that first introduced him to England, whereas in entrance of him Josh Acheampong comes again into the crew alongside French duo Wesley Fofana and Maxence Lacroix.
James replaces Malo Gusto, whereas it’s an unchanged entrance three, as Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro’s look to proceed their sturdy begin to the marketing campaign.
Chelsea beginning XI: Martinez, Acheampong, Fofana, Lacroix, Neto, James, Lavia, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro
Chelsea substitutes: Penders, Colwill, Gusto, Chavarria, Barco, Quenda, Gittens, Welbeck, Estevao
Arsenal v Chelsea stats, Premier League type
- Arsenal are unbeaten of their final 9 Premier League matches in opposition to Chelsea (W6 D3), which is their finest such run since a sequence of 19 between 1995 and 2005
- They’ve misplaced certainly one of their final 29 Premier League London derbies (W22 D6) and are unbeaten of their final 16 (W12 D4)
- The Gunners have been the final facet to have an extended unbeaten such run, between August 2022 and November 2023 (17 video games)
- Solely as soon as within the final 21 seasons have Arsenal began their marketing campaign with three wins, in 2022/23
- Bukayo Saka may rating in additional than two consecutive league matches for the primary since January and February 2024 (5 in a row), with Alexandre Lacazette the final Arsenal participant to attain of their first three video games in a season (2020/21)
- Chelsea have misplaced their final 4 away Premier League video games in opposition to Arsenal by an combination rating of 11-2, final successful with a 2-0 victory in August 2021
- They final received their opening 4 video games of a season in all competitions in 2016/17 below Antonio Conte
- The final Chelsea supervisor to win their opening three Premier League video games was Maurizio Sarri in 2018/19
- With 12 objectives (F7 A5), Chelsea’s first two matches of a Premier League season have contained probably the most that includes the identical facet other than Arsenal in 2004/05 (13) and Leeds United in 2020/21 (14)
- The final facet to have their three first video games of a top-flight season all comprise a minimum of 5 objectives was Arsenal in 1988/89
The place to observe Arsenal v Chelsea: TV channel, dwell on-line streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 16:30 BST (11:30 ET / 08:30 PT), with dwell protection within the UK on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion, Sky Sports activities Premier League and Sky Sports activities Extremely.
By way of Now TV, Sky Sports activities prices £14.99 for a day membership, £27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
Right here’s the complete record of Premier League international broadcasters.
Arsenal v Chelsea Premier League prediction
Chelsea’s atacking power ought to see them lastly breach the Arsenal defence however Emiliano Martinez is not going to shut out the Gunners both. A thriller of a draw is on the playing cards.
