- Recent form (Arsenal): Arsenal have won three of their last five matches in all competitions (D1, L1), winning each of their last three consecutively.
- Recent form (Chelsea): Chelsea have won four of their last five in all competitions (D1), but have won their last four in a row.
System vs System
Tactical contrast
Sunday's game will be a fascinating clash between two well-defined football systems. Arsenal are a possession-based team that like to press high with a highly structured approach and nasty set-piece routines, while Xabi Alonso's Chelsea like to control the midfield and use their width to break lines with quick verticality.
Match outlook
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are the current betting favorites to take the win at 1.66, but with Chelsea in such good form at 5.1 and the draw at 3.7, we're going to stay on the sidelines of the direct match result markets and instead pick a winner on the final score line.
Bukayo Saka leads the way in the goals scoring in the Premier League 2026/2027 with one goal, but Arsenal's added steel and superb head-to-head record points us towards a narrow Gunners win, while Chelsea's good form keeps this one alive. Cole Palmer has been in stunning form for the Blues with two goals in two Premier League 2026/2027 games and looks like their biggest threat between the lines.
Gunners have the edge
Arsenal have drawn one, won three and lost one of their last five in all competitions, while Chelsea have won their last four in a row and have four wins and a draw from five going back further. Arsenal currently sit in ninth position in the Premier League 2026/2027 table with three points from their one game while Chelsea are third with six points from two games.
Arsenal have won each of their last two matches and Chelsea have won each of their last four, but the Gunners have an excellent head-to-head record against the Blues and can edge this one out. Arsenal have won their only home match and Chelsea haven't won any of their last three trips to the Emirates Stadium, with the most recent meeting ending in a 2-1 Arsenal win in the Premier League 2025/2026.
In for a thrilling London clash
Both teams to score looks very tempting at 1.77 considering Chelsea's recent scoring record, but Arsenal will provide a strong defensive test for the visitors and Over 2.5 goals at 1.83 looks like a good option to take on this game with both teams looking sharp up front.
Arsenal's steel and Chelsea's free-flowing style may well make this game a tight and edgy clash, but a 2-1 home win is our prediction in the correct score market. Ben White has chipped in with one assist in one game for Arsenal in the Premier League 2026/2027, giving the hosts an added creative spark from the back.
- Arsenal have won their only home game in the Premier League 2026/2027 so far and haven't conceded a single goal there,
- Chelsea have won their only away game but have conceded twice on average per away game.
- Joao Pedro has scored five goals for Chelsea in their last five, helping them to score a total of 13 goals in that run.
