Chelsea vs Arsenal: Premier League - BBC Sport

Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League games against Arsenal (D2 L6), a 2-0 away win in August 2021.

Arsenal have won three of their last four Premier League away games against Chelsea (D1), as many as they had in their previous 20 visits to Stamford Bridge (D7 L10).

Arsenal have won their last six Premier League London derby matches by an aggregate score of 22-3. Theyâ€TMve won three of these six games by 5+ goals, having won just one of their first 295 such games by such a margin.

Chelsea 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, itâ€TMs their longest run without a home clean sheet from the start of a league campaign since 2011-12 (6).

Arsenal 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.

Arsenal have lost just one of their last 26 Premier League games on the weekend immediately following a European fixture (W19 D6), going down 2-0 at home to Aston Villa in April. When facing Chelsea in such a match, theyâ€TMve lost five of their last seven, though the two exceptions have been in the last two meetings (0-0 in September 2017, 1-0 in November 2022).

Of 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 Arsenalâ€TMs Mikel Arteta (60% - W6 D2 L2).

No player has been involved in more Premier League goals this season than Chelseaâ€TMs Cole Palmer (7 goals, 5 assists), while heâ€TMs also created the most chances from open play this term (24). His first ever Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge came in this exact fixture last season â€" since then (and including that goal) heâ€TMs scored more home goals than any other player (21).

Arsenalâ€TMs Bukayo Saka has provided more assists than any other player in the Premier League this season (7). Heâ€TMs also either scored (1) or assisted (2) a goal in each of his last three away games against Chelsea in the Premier League, with Sergio AgÃ1⁄4ero (2013 to 2017) and Javier Hernandez (2012 to 2018) the only visiting players to do so in four consecutive appearances.

Since the start of last season, Chelseaâ€TMs Nicolas Jackson has been involved in more London derby goals than any other player in the Premier League (10 goals, 2 assists), with his 12 involvements coming in his last nine such appearances.