Chelsea face Arsenal on Sunday in a tie that could add more color to a developing title race.
Match Preview
Chelsea, currently third in the Premier League table, host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Arsenal are currently leading the Premier League table with 29 points with Manchester City hot on their heels after their 3-2 win over Leeds.
Chelsea have a chance to make a statement and their poor run of form against Arsenal but it won’t be an easy task.
Right now, the Gunners simply look unstoppable. They are in full flow both offensively and defensively. The Gunners have scored the second most goals in the league (24) and have conceded the least goals (6).
Chelsea are not far off, having scored 23 goals and conceded 11. The Blues can close the gap at the top of the table with a win but Arsenal won’t allow that because a win pushes them 7 points clear of second-placed Manchester City.
Both teams are coming into this game with huge wins in the Champions League with Chelsea beating Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge while Arsenal shocked Bayern Munich at the Emirates, winning 3-1.
Team News
For Chelsea, there is exciting news as Cole Palmer is deemed fit to start against Arsenal, giving Maresca more choices in attack. Dario Essugo is also back in training but it remains unseen if he will make the squad against Arsenal.
The Gunners could be without Viktor Gyokeres as they seem to be undergoing an injury crisis with Gabriel Magalhaes also out. Trossard has been added to that mix after picking up a knock against Bayern but Arteta hopes that he would be back in time for the Chelsea clash.
Predicted XI
Chelsea Predicted XI
Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro, Neto; Delap
Arsenal Predicted XI
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli
