Arsenal Vs Chelsea Prediction, Odds And Team News

Arsenal will host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in a tantalising London derby on Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners were well below par in their season opener after they were humiliated by newly-promoted Brentford in a damning 2-0 defeat.

Chelsea, on the other hand, comfortably beat fellow Londoners Crystal Palace and will now look for revenge over the Gunners after Mikel Arteta's side completed a league double over them last season.

Since taking over as manager in January, Thomas Tuchel has transformed Chelsea's fortunes, winning both the Champions League and Super Cup.

The Blues may have lost this fixture 3-0 last season under Frank Lampard, however, Tuchel has turned the side into a different breed and should exact revenge for that defeat.

Romelu Lukaku has scored a staggering 113 Premier League goals to date - and that tally looks to increase in a Chelsea side expected to create plenty of chance for him.

Over the past four seasons, Granit Xhaka has received 37 yellow cards in the Premier League and has been booked three times against Chelsea since joining the Gunners.

Interestingly, Paul Tierney - the referee for the fixture - has booked Xhaka twice in the last three seasons - and we're backing for the Swiss midfield maestro to see yellow again today.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette both missed the trip to Brentford due to illness and Arteta has confirmed that the duo will be sidelined yet again.

The Gunners also remain without Gabriel Mahalhaes, Thomas Partey and Eddie Nketiah through injury, while Martin Odegaard has arrived from Real Madrid on a permanent basis, but will not feature just yet due to visa issues.

Hakim Ziyech also has a chance of returning from a shoulder problem here, while Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have both tested positive for coronavirus.