Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea FC 1 - 1 Arsenal FC
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:34The full-time whistle blows and Chelsea and Arsenal are forced to share the spoils after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. After a low-key first half that saw Havertz have a goal disallowed, Martinelli put the Gunners into the lead with an hour on the clock as he beat Sanchez from a tight angle. Chelsea responded though, with Neto lashing home from range after passive defending from Arsenal. It was the visitors who nearly won it late on, with Trossard twice missing the target when he really should have scored, and Arteta's men are forced to settle for a point, one that leaves them in fourth, level on points with Chelsea in third and nine points behind leaders Liverpool. Chelsea will feel they could have won that game, creating 1.28 xG to Arsenal's 0.99. After the international break, Chelsea will travel to take on Leicester City while Arsenal will host Nottingham Forest. That's all we have for you from Stamford Bridge, so thanks for your company and goodbye!
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:29FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 1-1 ARSENAL
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:28SOMEBODY PUT IT IN THE NET!!! Arsenal work the ball really nicely down the left, and Saliba is there to slide the ball across the face of goal. Arsenal players are queueing up in the middle, but Trossard can only skew an effort wide of the target with Havertz waiting to tap home behind him. Quite incredible that the ball hasn't found its way into the back of the net there!
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:25It's livened up in the second half, but ultimately both head coaches will think their sides should have done more to try and win this London derby.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:23It's Arsenal who are doing the pressing right now to try and score what could be a massive goal come the end of the campaign.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:21The fourth official puts up the board and indicates there will be five minutes of additional time for the two teams to try and find a winner.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:20HOW HAS THAT NOT GONE IN!?!?!? Odegaard gets down the right before pulling the ball back for Merino. The Spaniard flicks goalwards, and though he is kept out by Sanchez, the ball finds its way to Trossard. The substitute looks like he will surely score, but instead smashes high over the crossbar from close range. What a chance that was for the Gunners to snatch the three points!
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:19Substitution Nicolas Jackson Christopher Alan Nkunku
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:17Five minutes remaining at Stamford Bridge, and the game remains finely poised. The two teams could both do with a win for their respective aims come the end of the season.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:15The ball loops up in the Arsenal box, but Jackson can only send a tame header bouncing into the waiting hands of Raya.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:13James takes the captain's armband off Caicedo as he replaces Gusto at right-back.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:11Saka was left on the turf following that Cucurella tackle, and he is forced to make way for Jesus.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:10Yellow Card Marc Cucurella Saseta
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:09That was Neto's first Premier League goal for Chelsea, scoring from outside the box in the competition for the first time since his very first such goal on New Year's Day 2020 for Wolves against Watford.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:07Jackson latches onto a long ball over the top before slotting home, but he is very clearly offside and the goal is ruled out. Jackson knew he was off, looking over to the linesman before racing onto the ball and placing into the back of the net.
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18:05This time Merino does get to a cross, and he manages to nod a deft header into the path of Havertz. However, Sanchez is alert to collect before the forward can poke home.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:04Saka arrows a ball into the danger area, but the substitute Merino is just on his heels a little and can't reach it.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:02Now it's Arteta's turn to respond. He brings on Merino for Rice.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:02Substitution Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva Leandro Trossard
Chelsea vs Arsenal
18:01Assist Enzo Jeremías Fernández
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:59Substitution Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke Mykhailo Mudryk
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:59Substitution Roméo Lavia Enzo Jeremías Fernández
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:58A persistent run from Timber sees him beat a couple of Chelsea players before working the space to shoot, though his effort bounces a couple of yards wide of the left post.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:56An inswinging corner from Saka is awkward for Sanchez, who has to tip it away from danger. Arsenal's tails are up, and Chelsea need a response.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:54Martinelli has scored his first Premier League goal against Chelsea since January 2020, ending a run of seven league appearances without netting against them in the competition.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:51Assist Martin Ødegaard
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:50Goal Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:50Caicedo sends Timber flying off the pitch before Havertz returns to the field. It's been a niggly game, and the two head coaches will want their players to focus on the football rather than the flare-ups that have been seen multiple times during this contest.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:47Yellow Card Kai Lukas Havertz
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:47The hosts have been the livelier since the restart, and the home crowd is responding with their encouragement. This would be a huge win foe Chelsea and their hopes of getting into the top four.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:44CHANCE! Madueke swings a corner towards the back post, where Colwill is tangling with Saliba. The Chelsea man does manage to get to the ball, but his flailing effort flies over the crossbar. That's a let-off for Saliba and Arsenal.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:42Arsenal have failed to score in the first half in five of their last six Premier League games against Chelsea, and they've not exactly come out firing since the interval here either. It's all been pretty lacklustre from both sides.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:39Arsenal have only gone on to win two of their last 14 Premier League games against Chelsea that have been level at half-time, although both of those have been under Arteta in the most recent two (4-2 and 1-0 in 2022).
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:36Chelsea get the ball rolling again for the second period.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:23It's been a pretty even game, with Chelsea accumulating 0.48 xG (expected goals) to Arsenal's 0.49. The attacking quality of the likes of Saka and Palmer hasn't yet been fully shown, and Maresca and Arteta will be demanding more from their key men in the second half.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:21The half-time whistle blows with the scoreline 0-0 between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. It's not been a classic, though Palmer went close with a fierce drive early on before Gusto should have given Chelsea the lead with a close-range header. Arsenal nearly got their noses in front themselves through Martinelli, but Sanchez was equal to the winger's effort. Havertz thought he had made it 1-0 with 32 minutes played, though he was ruled to be offside from a free-kick before poking into the back of the net and the goal was disallowed.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:20HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 ARSENAL
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:20Palmer hits the wall with a free-kick, after doing exactly the same just moments earlier. He's not been at his brilliant best so far in this game.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:17There will be three minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:17Yellow Card Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:15Chelsea have conceded at least once in each of their last six Premier League home games, last having a longer such run between December 2015 and August 2016 (13). With five of those games coming in 2024-25, it’s their longest run without a home clean sheet from the start of a league campaign since 2011-12 (six).
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:13As we close in on half-time, it remains goalless at Stamford Bridge. There have been just two shots on target, and neither side has really got into their full attacking flow yet.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:11White is now yellow-carded having caught Neto with a flailing arm off the ball.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:09Chelsea have been shown more cards for dissent (nine) than any other side in the Premier League this season, and that could cause problems further down the line in terms of suspensions. Maresca will be wary of that.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:06Yellow Card Pedro Lomba Neto
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:06NO GOAL!!! Havertz is ruled to be marginally offside, and much to Chelsea's relief, the goal is ruled out. It remains 0-0, but Maresca won't be best pleased with how his side switched off from that free-kick.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:05GOOOAAALLL!!! HAVERTZ GIVES ARSENAL THE LEAD!!! Chelsea are fuming as they feel the referee didn't allow them time to get organised from a free-kick. Rice slips through Havertz, who holds off a nearby defender before poking past Sanchez and into the back of the net against his former side. 1-0 to the Gunners at Stamford Bridge! However, there will be a VAR check to see whether the Germany international is offside...
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17:04Assist Declan Rice
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:03Goal Kai Lukas Havertz
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:03Arsenal have lost 2-0 to Bournemouth and 1-0 to Newcastle in their last two Premier League away games. They last lost three in a row on the road in December 2021, while they last did so without scoring in August 1994.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
17:03Both sides have had chances now to get their noses in front with the two goalkeepers both making impressive stops. Chelsea have probably just about shaded it.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:59CLOSE! Just moments after Chelsea should have gone ahead, Arsenal nearly take the lead themselves as Martinelli sees a low drive from a tight angle saved by Sanchez. This game is starting to liven up.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:58Of all managers to face Chelsea at least 10 times in the Premier League, only Kenny Dalglish (77%) has a higher win rate against the Blues than Arsenal’s Arteta (60%).
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:56GUSTO SHOULD SCORE! Neto again picks out a team-mate at the back post with another excellent cross. Gusto is there waiting, but the full-back can only nod over the crossbar from close range.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:52Yellow Card Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:52After good work from Palmer, Neto lofts a cross to the back post, where Madueke rises to meet it. The winger gets a header away but is put off by the nearby defender, nodding wide of the target.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:50Arsenal are left raging after Caicedo, who is captaining Chelsea here, clatters into his Gunners counterpart Odegaard in midfield. Having just welcomed him back from injury, Arteta won't like seeing that sort of challenge on his skipper.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:48Since the start of last season, Chelsea’s Jackson has been involved in more London derby goals than any other player in the Premier League (10 goals, two assists), with his 12 involvements coming in his last nine such appearances.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:46Arsenal are starting to get going in attack, getting up the field after a sluggish start to proceedings. They'll be wanting to get the likes of Saka and Martinelli on the ball more, though.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:43Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League games against Arsenal (two draws, six defeats), a 2-0 away win in August 2021.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:42Lavia and Havertz receive a stern telling-off from the referee after clashing ahead of an Arsenal corner. Michael Oliver is certainly laying down the law early on.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:40Odegaard is making his first start for Arsenal since August 31 (v Brighton). He's never lost when featuring for the Gunners at Stamford Bridge (three wins, one draw in four games).
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:39The hosts have settled the better, with Arsenal not yet having much of the ball. Facing a side whose confidence may have been dented by back-to-back defeats, Maresca would love an early goal.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:35SAVE! Chelsea get Palmer on the ball early, and he tries his luck from range. His powerful effort is dipping in, but Raya gets up well to make an acrobatic stop by tipping over the bar.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:31Arsenal kick us off and we are under way!
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:27The two teams enter the pitch at Stamford Bridge ahead of this London derby!
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:27The big news in terms of Arsenal team news is a return to the starting line-up for captain Odegaard, making his first start for the Gunners since late August. Rice will also play from the off after missing the defeat at the San Siro.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:27Maresca again makes 11 changes to his starting XI, with the big boost of star man Palmer returning amid concerns over his fitness following a hefty challenge from Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez last weekend. Nkunku scored a double against Noah in midweek, but it's Jackson who gets the nod up top here.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:27SUBS: Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Mikel Merino, Neto, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:17SUBS: Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Mikel Merino, Neto, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:17ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:17SUBS: Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Filip Jorgensen, Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, Renato Veiga.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:07Arsenal, meanwhile, were beaten 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday by Inter, the Gunners' second straight defeat in all competitions. Expected to be challenging for the Premier League title come the end of this season, Mikel Arteta's men have been a little underwhelming and head into this one below the likes of Nottingham Forest and Brighton in the table. They're already 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, and dropping points again here would be another huge blow to their hopes of finally getting over the hump having come so close the last couple of seasons to pipping Manchester City to top spot.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:07After a rough spell over the last couple of seasons, finally Chelsea seem to have turned a corner under new boss Enzo Maresca, with the Blues currently sitting fifth in the Premier League and able to move into the top four should they collect at least a point here. Maresca's fringe players got a chance to impress during the week in Europe, and they did just that as a starting XI with 11 changes thrashed Armenian side FC Noah 8-0, the biggest victory in the Europa Conference League's short history.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
16:01Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
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