Arsenal vs Chelsea Matchday Stats Preview
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Chelsea (W4 D2), their longest run without a league defeat against them since a run of 19 between 1995 and 2005.
Chelsea have lost their last two away league games against Arsenal, going down 5-0 in this exact fixture last season. They last lost three in a row in the league at the Gunners between 2001 and 2003.
Arsenal have won six of their last nine Premier League games against Chelsea (D2 L1) – their previous six wins against the Blues in the competition came over a 32-game period between 2004 and 2020 (D10 L16).
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Chelsea have only won three of their 19 Premier League away games against sides starting the day above them in the table (D3 L13), wins at Fulham (2-0 in Oct 2023), Tottenham Hotspur (4-1 in Nov 2023), and Bournemouth (1-0 in Sep 2024).
Arsenal lost 1-0 against West Ham in their last home league match – they’ve never lost back-to-back London derby matches at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League, last doing so at home in the 2005-06 campaign (vs Chelsea and West Ham at Highbury).
Arsenal lost 1-0 against West Ham in their last home league match, their first league defeat at the Emirates this season. They last lost back-to-back home league games in April 2022, while they last did so without scoring in November 2020.
Chelsea have lost each of their last three Premier League away games – as many as their previous 19 beforehand (W9 D7). The Blues are winless in their last six on the road in the league (D2 L4), their longest run since October 2022-February 2023 (8).
Chelsea have won their last two Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 10 (D3 L5). They’ve won 4-0 (v Southampton) and 1-0 (v Leicester) in these wins, last winning three in a row without conceding back in March 2022.
If he plays, this will be Arsenal forward Ethan Nwaneri’s last appearance before turning 18. No player under the age of 18 has ever scored in a Premier League London derby, while the only player to do so against Chelsea in the competition is James Milner for Leeds in December 2002 (16y 358d).
Marc Cucurella has scored in both of his last two Premier League appearances, as many as in his first 69 for Chelsea. All four of his goals for the Blues have come this season, with Reece James the last defender to score more in a single campaign for the club (5 in 2021-22).
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