- Arsenal have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches, but they are on a three-match winning streak.
- Chelsea have won four of their last five games, including each of their last four.
- Arsenal have won one and lost none of their one home game in the Premier League 2026/2027, conceding no goals in this fixture.
Two in-form sides do battle at Emirates
Chelsea head to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in one of the most eagerly anticipated early-season Premier League 2026/2027 matchups on Sunday.
Arsenal have won just one and lost none of their one game so far and sit 9th in the table with three points from a possible three, while Chelsea have won two of their two and sit 3rd with six points. The Blues will hope to extend their purple patch when they head to the capital.
A tale of two systems
This is a clash of two different systems. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have been playing possession-based football, with a highly-structured style of play, aggressive pressing and some nasty routines when it comes to set pieces.
Xabi Alonso, on the other hand, has made Chelsea a side that likes to control the ball in the middle of the park, use their wing-backs to provide width and transition quickly when they win the ball back, with a composed structure when they press up.
Go for goals
These are two exciting sides, that's for sure. Arsenal come into this clash with a 1-1 draw with Calcio Como, a 3-0 win over Man City and a 3-0 victory over Coventry City in the Premier League.
Chelsea's last three matches saw them win 2-3 away at Fulham, beat Luton Town 2-0 in the EFL Cup and win 4-3 at Brighton in the Premier League.
Both teams to score looks tasty at 1.77, while Over 2.5 goals at 1.83 suits the attacking nature of both sides, although Chelsea have been particularly impressive going forward.
Edge to the Gunners
Bukayo Saka is leading the way for Arsenal in the Premier League 2026/2027 with one goal in one game, while Ben White has already chipped in with one assist in the same amount of games, providing a little more creativity from the back.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have their own in-form star in Joao Pedro, who has scored five goals across their last five-match run. The Blues have scored 13 times in that run and Cole Palmer has notched two in two games, making him the team's biggest threat between the lines.
Arsenal are the favourites here at 1.66, with Chelsea available at 5.1 and the draw at 3.7. The Gunners have a slight edge in the head-to-head record, with four wins in the last five meetings between the sides and one draw, while Chelsea have failed to win any of their last three trips to the Arsenal.
The home side's steel and the head-to-head trends suggest a Gunners win here, but Chelsea's form and the potential for a classic 'system vs system' showdown keeps this game alive.
