Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has predicted that the Gunners will defeat Chelsea "quite easily" on Sunday if Graham Potter's side put in a similar display than they did against Brighton.
The Blues suffered their first defeat since Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel over the weekend as Brighton & Hove Albion put in an emphatic display to thump Chelsea 4-1 at the Amex Stadium. The defeat has left them outside the Premier League top four ahead of this weekend's crunch clash against Mikel Arteta's side on Sunday.
Arsenal retained their spot at the top of the table following their 5-0 thumping of Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have won 10 of their opening 12 league games this season and are enjoying themselves after a busy summer transfer window.
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Following a weekend of contrasting results, the pair will meet on Sunday (12pm) in both side's penultimate league game being the World Cup and Wright has slammed Potter's side as 'disorganised' after their display at Brighton. The Gunners' favourite also sent a warning to the Blues ahead of their meeting with Arteta's men.
“It’s the way that they played, it was so disorganised,” said Wright. “I know they have lost one in 10. The way they played the other day, that’s not good form if you look at the teams that are coming.
“If he doesn’t make them more solid and get something going in there, whether it’s Kovacic or Jorginho – then I think it will happen again. I think it might be papering over cracks in the games up to this point – they can’t carry on like that. They will get beaten. They will get beaten quite heavily. It’s a worry and he (Potter) has to sort it out quickly.
“You have to respect the players they have got (on if Chelsea hold any problems for Arsenal) – you want to show the fans, especially at home, that I am going to make it solid and get us playing well so we can put pressure on an Arsenal side that start very well, but maybe they fade. You want to keep them at bay, then you go for them in the second half.
“So, he has got the players to do that – why it’s still a tough game for Arsenal is because if Chelsea change that, then they are playing in a London derby, at home, then Arsenal are going to be properly tested. If they don’t, then Arsenal will beat them.”
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