PREVIEW | Arsenal vs Chelsea: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 06/09)

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·4 September 2026

PREVIEW | Arsenal vs Chelsea: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 06/09)

Arsenal and Chelsea face off this Sunday at the Emirates Stadium in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Arsenal currently have 6 points and lie in 2nd position. In their last match, Mikel Arteta's team prevailed 0-1 against Aston Villa (Premier League 2026/27).

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Chelsea have picked up 6 points and currently lie in 4th position. Last time out, the blues triumphed 4-3 against Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Arsenal winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Arsenal: David Raya, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhães, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz

Chelsea: Emiliano Martínez, Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia, Jorrel Hato, Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Morgan Rogers

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Arsenal

William Saliba - Back Injury
Jurrien Timber - Groin Injury

Chelsea

Marco Palestra - Unknown Injury
Jordan Henderson - Injury

Last starting XIs

Arsenal ( vs Aston Villa 2026-08-31): David Raya, Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz

Chelsea ( vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2026-08-30): Emiliano Martínez, Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia, Jorrel Hato, Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Morgan Rogers

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MANAGERS

Mikel Arteta has faced Chelsea on 17 occasions, recording 11 wins, four draws and two defeats

TEAMS

Chelsea are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Chelsea are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.
Chelsea are coming off three consecutive wins.
At home, Arsenal are coming off two consecutive matches without defeat.
At home, Arsenal are coming off two consecutive wins.
Arsenal are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Arsenal are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.
Arsenal are coming off three consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Arsenal and Chelsea have already faced each other 215 times, with Arsenal holding the advantage: 87 wins, compared with 66 Chelsea wins.
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have the edge in their meetings with Chelsea: 52 wins in 104 matches. Chelsea have 26 wins.
In the English League, 178 matches have been played between the two teams, with 71 Arsenal wins, 53 draws and 54 Chelsea wins.