Chelsea and Arsenal will be looking to go one step closer to securing Champions League football as they meet in a crucial six-pointer in the race for a top four place. Chelsea, who were once cruising at the top of the table for most of the season, find themselves in third-place and eight points behind their hosts in fifth.
The Blues are the favourites in this clash at 4/5 with Betfred while the Gunners are 10/3 and a draw is 13/5. The visitors will be looking to stop Thomas Tuchel's side from getting a league double for the first time since 2015/16.
Mikel Arteta will be left seething with his side when he looks at the form table picking up just one win in their last five league outings. They were gifted the chance to overtake arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur after Brighton & Hove Albion, who picked up all three points against the Gunners the week before, scored a last-minute winner before Southampton put a stop to that at St Mary's.
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Thomas Tuchel will be encouraged by his side's performances of late despite ending their defence as European champions last week against Real Madrid. The Blues have their last three matches in all competitions despite losing on aggregate to Los Blancos but a huge 6-0 win at Southampton and securing a place in the FA Cup final gives the side a chance of securing some silverware and ending Liverpool's hopes of the elusive quadruple.
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Team stats
Both teams in matches involving Arsenal have scored in 11 matches from 31 Premier League matches while for Chelsea it is 14 from 30. In their last 10 meetings, both sides have scored in the same fixture seven times. Both teams to score is 4/5.
Arsenal have finished 16 league matches with three or more total goals this season while for Chelsea it is 16 from 30. In their last 10 outings, this fixture has witnessed three or more total goals seven times. Over 2.5 goals is 3/1.
Player to watch
Mason Mount is the man to keep an eye on after his two previous outings for the Blues. The Cobham-born midfielder was involved in three of Chelsea's six goals against Southampton including two goals and scored the winner in the FA Cup semi-final clash against Crystal Palace last weekend too.
In between that, he was superb in Chelsea's 3-2 win in the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid. The attacking midfielder played a huge role with a goal and an assist in that match and gave it his all for all 120 minutes of the match before being knocked out on aggregate. He is 15/8 anytime to score.
H2H
This will be the 205th meeting between the two sides with Arsenal picking up 79 wins, 59 draws and 66 defeats in that time against Chelsea in all competitions. In the league, this will be the 170th league meeting between the two with Arsenal boasting 65 wins, 50 draws and 54 defeats.
Last season, Arsenal achieved the league double over their rivals for the first time since the 2003/04 season. The Gunners have picked up three wins in their last five meetings in all competitions against the Blues.
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