Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on 6 September at 18:30 GMT+3 in the Premier League, with the London derby providing the standout fixture of the round.
Arsenal’s 11-match unbeaten run against Chelsea can stretch to 12 on Sunday.
Below is the full match preview, predictions and betting analysis.
Arsenal vs Chelsea Tips
- Arsenal vs Chelsea: Arsenal and Both Teams To Score @ with N/A
- Arsenal vs Chelsea: Bukayo Saka To Score Anytime @ with N/A
*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Arsenal vs Chelsea Odds
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*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Arsenal vs Chelsea Predictions
Chelsea’s scoring run can test Arsenal’s perfect start
Both teams have won their first three games of the season across all competitions. Arsenal beat Manchester City in the Community Shield before taking six points from their opening two Premier League matches, and they are yet to concede.
Chelsea have also collected six points from two league games, but their results have been far less controlled on the scoreboard. The Blues opened with a 3-2 win at Fulham and then beat Brighton 4-3 at Stamford Bridge. An EFL Cup victory over Luton has taken them to nine goals across three matches in all competitions, including seven in the league.
The recent derby record gives Arsenal another clear result-based advantage. The Gunners are unbeaten in 11 against Chelsea and won three of the four meetings last season, with the other ending in a draw. Both teams scored in six of the last nine head-to-head meetings, while Chelsea found the net in three of last season’s four clashes across the Premier League and EFL Cup semi-finals.
Chelsea have still conceded five goals in two league games, including three against Brighton last weekend. Arsenal’s unbeaten sequence against their city rivals and Chelsea’s nine-goal start make Arsenal and Both Teams To Score the way to go at 3.50.
New Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso has been tasked with turning the Blues back into title challengers after a disappointing campaign last season. The former Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid boss now faces his first major derby test against the defending champions.
Tip: Arsenal and Both Teams To Score @ with N/A
Saka remains Arsenal’s clearest scoring threat
Bukayo Saka has supplied the standout individual return in Arsenal’s attack so far. The England international has scored in both Premier League games this season and has two goals from two league appearances.
His latest contribution was decisive at Aston Villa, where he scored the only goal of the game. Arsenal’s other attacking players have underwhelmed by comparison, leaving Saka as the most productive option in front of goal.
Arsenal have scored exactly three goals in two of their three matches this season and averaged just over two goals per game at the Emirates last term. Chelsea, meanwhile, conceded three against Brighton last weekend, although Arsenal’s defence has yet to allow a goal this season.
Saka’s two goals in two league games give the anytime scorer case a firm personal base, and I’m backing Bukayo Saka To Score Anytime at 2.88.
Tip: Bukayo Saka To Score Anytime @ with N/A
Arsenal vs Chelsea Projected Starting Lineups
Arsenal
Raya, White, Konsa, Magalhaes, Calafiori, Rice, Odegaard, Guimaraes, Saka, Tzolis, Havertz.
Chelsea
Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Gusto, Lavia, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, Pedro.
