The Gunners will host Chelsea on match day 29 of the EPL at Emirates Stadium

The current EPL table toppers Arsenal will host Chelsea in a re-fixture of match day 29 on Tuesday(23rd April 2024) at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have won 23 matches out of 33 league matches and they have collected 74 points, on the other hand, the Blues are placed ninth on the points table after 31 league games, they won 13 matches and collected 47 points. Arsenal will be hoping for a positive result in their favour when they meet Chelsea for this match to keep the momentum going their way for the title race. 

Mikel Arteta-led Arsenal defeated Wolves in their last league with a scoreline of 2-0 in an away fixture on Sunday(21st April 2024). With the goal courtesy of Leandro Trossard 45' and Martin Odegaard 90+5' who secured three crucial points for the Visitors. The Blues bullwhipped the 16th-placed Everton in their last league fixture by 6-0 registering their one of the biggest wins of the season. It was all about Cole Palmer who scored a sublime poker against the toffees scoring in the 13th, 18th, 29th and 64th minute of the game. Chelsea continued their manifesto of netting goals, smashing two more goals before the referee's final whistle.

Arsenal has a slight edge over Chelsea and has won 23 out of the 60 matches played between the two clubs, as opposed to the Blues' 20 victories. Their 17 matches ended in a deadlock. In the last 5 league matches, the Gunners have won three out of five matches, lost one and shared a point in a match whereas Chelsea also won three matches out of 5 played matches and shared points in two matches.

In their last head-to-head meeting in October 2023, the Hosts Chelsea played a draw against Arsenal with a score line of 2-2. For the Blues, Cole Palmer 15' (P) and Mykhailo Mudryk 48' scored a goal and in a counter-attack, the Visitors Arsenal came with a strong reply with the goals from Declan Rice 77' and Leandro Trossard 84' in the minutes of the match and finished the match on a stalemate.

Match Details

Match: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Date: Wednesday, 24th April 2024

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Recent Forms: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Arsenal (in EPL matches): W-L-W-W-D

Chelsea (in EPL matches): W-D-W-D-W

Head-to-Head: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Total Matches - 60

Arsenal - 23

Chelsea - 20

Draw - 17

Probable Playing XI - Arsenal vs Chelsea

Arsenal possible starting XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Chelsea possible starting XI: Petrovic; Disasi, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Sterling, Gallagher, Mudryk; Jackson

Match Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea