Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: 16th March
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 PM GMT

• Venue: Emirates Stadium

  The London Derby is set to take place on 16th March at the Emirates Stadium, in which Arsenal will face Chelsea in the Premier League. Arsenal vs Chelsea is one of the most exciting fixtures in the league since two competitive teams will face each other. Arsenal will look to grab three points as they still have grim hopes of closing in on Liverpool who are first in the league with 70 points in 29 games. The Gunners are second in the table with a game in hand and have 55 points in 28 games. Arsenal under Mikel Arteta have become one of the best teams in the world, but lack the conviction and consistency which the elite teams in the Premier League do to win trophies such as Liverpool and Manchester City. Arsenal have been finishing in second place since the last two seasons, giving Manchester City a tough fight but eventually falling behind. With ten games to go, Arteta will look to capitalize on each match in hopes of Liverpool fumbling their lead. In their previous five games, the Gunners have won two matches, lost one and drawn two matches, which is not exactly great.

  Chelsea, on the other hand, has undergone multiple changes over the years in their squad as well as managerial and owner changes as well. The completely new line-up of Chelsea now under manager Enzo Maresca has seen many players get filtered out. The Blues have had a great start to the season but have been inconsistent as well, garnering 49 points from 28 appearances. Chelsea's key improvement in the 2024-2025 campaign would be picking themselves up and getting to the top four, which is the standard of a big club like theirs. As of now Chelsea are in 4th place and a win above Arsenal on Sunday would get them three points closer to the second spot. Their last five games have been decent with the Blues winning three and losing two.

Arsenal News

Mikel Arteta's squad suffered a lot because of their injury list, affecting key players, which caused a huge slip up in the title race and their consistency. Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus are injured and are not coming back anytime soon. Arteta himself is a disciple of Pep Guardiola and will use the squad depth to experiment and field an attacking line-up which he already did against Manchester United when he played Mikel Merino as a striker and entrusted 16-year-old Ethan Nwaneri to start as a winger. Mikel Arteta might opt to start Gabriel Martinelli as well instead of Ethan Nwaneri or Leandro Trossard to mix things up.

Chelsea News

Enzo Maresca has quite a young squad at his hands, which will certainly be the building blocks for their future, however, he has shown more interest and compassion in focusing on the present. Just like Arsenal have injuries in the final third, Chelsea have the same issue with Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Marc Guiu and Mykhailo Mudryk on the list of absentees. Thanks to their squad depth, which is perhaps the most extensive one in the league because of their massive spendings, Enzo Maresca can field players who have not received much playing time this season but are of great quality.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups

Arsenal Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Raya

Defenders: Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber

Midfielders: Rice, Partey, Odegaard

Forwards: Trossard, Merino, Martinelli

Chelsea Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Sanchez

Defenders: Fofana, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella

Midfielders: Fernandez, Caicedo

Forwards: Sancho, Palmer, Nkunku, Neto

Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H Record

Arsenal and Chelsea have faced each other 210 times in their history, in which Arsenal is leading with 83 wins, whilst Chelsea have won 61 games and the remaining 66 have ended in a draw.

Key Players To Watch In Arsenal vs Chelsea

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

The Norwegian midfielder has made his name at Arsenal, establishing a reputation as one of the league's best attacking midfielders. Martin Odegaard's two goals and three assists in 20 league games in the 2024-2025 season do not do justice to his performance, which is not completely reliant on goals or assists. Martin Odegaard is the most creative player in Arsenal's squad, who can provide line-breaking passes and change the tempo of the game to create more attacking situations

Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Just like Arsenal have their key attacking midfielder, Chelsea have theirs and he is definitely amongst the best as well in the league. Cole Palmer had a blitzing start to the season and is now stuck in a rut in which he has not scored a goal or assisted in the previous seven Premier League appearances. Cole's last goal came in a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on 14th January, whereas his last assist was against Aston Villa in a 3-0 win back in December 2024. Despite this, Cole's numbers are excellent, scoring 14 goals and providing seven assists in 28 PL appearances in the 2024-2025 season. Although this is a poor run from him, the youngster has shown on multiple occasions that he is not one to succumb to pressure and can perform in crucial moments.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction

Arsenal vs Chelsea will be an exciting fixture, both teams have had their highs and lows this season but are still near the top four. Both teams have great players, but the key difference is that Chelsea will be playing an away match at Emirates Stadium, which is quite energetic and the lack of experience. Arsenal's squad has faced off and got the better of teams like Manchester City on multiple occasions, whereas Chelsea lacks a little in this department. Chelsea will give a tough fight and are likely to score as well, however, Arsenal are more likely to outperform them.

Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea

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