Chelsea and Arsenal face each other in a Critical Derby
This weekend’s 11th round of the English Premier League promises thrilling matchups, with defending champions Manchester City, despite struggling with injury setbacks, aiming to bounce back from recent losses as they visit Brighton on Saturday. Meanwhile, Liverpool will look to strengthen their position at the top of the table when they host a firm Aston Villa team the same day.
The spotlight, however, will be on the “London Derby” between Chelsea and Arsenal. In this highly anticipated clash, fourth-placed Chelsea will seek to deepen the struggles of fifth-placed Arsenal on Sunday. Both teams are currently level on 18 points.
Chelsea heads into the game with momentum, having recently won 8-0 over Armenian club FC Noah in the Europa Conference League, while Arsenal comes off a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Champions League.
In addition, Mikel Arteta’s side has picked up only one point from their last three league matches. Despite the setback at San Siro, Arteta remains hopeful, boosted by the return of club captain Martin Ødegaard, who has been sidelined since late August.
A loss to an in-form Chelsea, combined with a Liverpool victory, could leave Arsenal—runners-up for the past two seasons—trailing the top of the table by as much as ten points. French icon and former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry remarked, “If Liverpool and Manchester City win this weekend and Arsenal loses, my former team may find themselves out of the title race.” He added, “It would be tough, as they’d have many teams to catch up with… I can’t see both [Liverpool and City] stumbling.”
Here are some key stats to help predict the outcome—and potentially win big with “Betway”:
- Chelsea has won just once in their last nine Premier League matches against Arsenal (two draws, six losses).
- Arsenal has won three of their last four league visits to Chelsea (one draw), matching the total number of wins they achieved in their previous 20 visits to Stamford Bridge (seven draws, 10 losses).
- Arsenal has won their last six London Derby matches in the league with an aggregate score of 22-3, winning three of those by a margin of five or more goals.
- Chelsea has conceded at least one goal in each of their last six home league games.
- Arsenal has lost their last two away league games, against Bournemouth (2-0) and Newcastle (1-0). They last lost three consecutive away league matches in December 2021, while the last time they failed to score in three consecutive away games was in August 1994.
- Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has been a standout player this season, contributing to more goals than anyone else in the league (seven goals, five assists) and creating the most open-play chances (24).
- Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka leads the league in assists (seven) and has either scored (one) or assisted (two) in each of his last three away games against Chelsea.
- Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson has been prolific in London Derbies, with 10 goals and two assists since the start of last season, all coming in his last nine Derby appearances.
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