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Premier League: Chelsea v Arsenal - build-up & team news

BBC
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Team news

Chelsea are hopeful that Cole Palmer will recover in time from the knock he sustained against Manchester United last weekend.

Jaden Sancho, who has not played since mid-October because of illness, could be available.

Arsenal will assess midfielder Declan Rice, who missed the midweek European defeat by Inter Milan with a minor foot injury.

Martin Odegaard, who played for the first time since the end of August in a cameo substitute appearance against Inter, could feature again.

Kai Havertz suffered a nasty cut to the head in midweek and is being monitored, as is Mikel Merino, who was taken off at half-time with illness.

On-loan Raheem Sterling is ineligible to face his parent club.

Match facts

Head to head

  • Chelsea's only win in the past 10 meetings in all competitions was by 2-0 in the Premier League at the Emirates in August 2021 (D2, L7).

  • They have failed to win any of their past five home games against the Gunners (D2, L3).

  • Arsenal have scored the last seven goals in this fixture.

Chelsea

  • Chelsea have lost just once in nine Premier League matches since their defeat on the opening weekend (W5, D3).

  • Chelsea's only three defeats in their last 25 Premier League games have come against Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.

  • Their tally of 18 points is six more than they had after 10 Premier League matches last season under Mauricio Pochettino.

  • Chelsea could concede in seven consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since 2016.

  • The Blues have scored seven goals from set pieces (including a penalty), the highest tally in the top flight.

  • Cole Palmer has been involved in a joint-high 12 Premier League goals this season, scoring seven and setting up five.

Arsenal

  • Arsenal have 18 points after 10 matches, compared to 27 points in 2022-23 and 24 in 2023-24.

  • The Gunners have conceded the opening goal in four of their past six league games and dropped points in five of their last eight.

  • They could lose three in a row on the road without scoring for the first time since August 1994.

  • Mikel Arteta's side have won all six Premier League London derbies in 2024 by an aggregate score of 22-3. They’ve scored five or more goals in three of those games.

  • Arsenal have lost just one of their last 26 Premier League games on the weekend after a European fixture (W19, D6).

  • Arteta is unbeaten in all five Premier League away matches as Arsenal manager versus Chelsea (W3, D2).