Mikel Arteta's Arsenal can further establish themselves as Premier League title contenders with a statement victory in their London derby against Chelsea this weekend. The Gunners have already faced three other 'big six' teams so far this campaign beating Liverpool and Spurs but losing to Manchester United.
All of the blemishes on Arsenal's record this season have come away from Emirates Stadium, with the Gunners on a ten-game winning streak on their own patch after Thursday night's Europa League win over Zurich saw them cement top spot in their group and thus earn a straight passage to the competition's round of 16.
While the game was a positive on the whole, Arteta may have lost an important part of his defence as Takehiro Tomiyasu, who replaced Ben White in the second half, had to come with two minutes of normal time remaining with a suspected hamstring injury.
