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Gunners face another high-profile London derby after latest Tottenham rout

Arsenal meet Chelsea in another huge London derby showdown in the Premier League this weekend.

Fresh from thrashing arch-rivals Tottenham 4-1 again, the Gunners now return home looking for another statement result to show that their title charge is well and truly back on track after another recent wobble.

The gap to second-place Manchester City - who have a game in hand - could be whittled down to just two points by the time Arsenal take to the pitch on Sunday, with their closest rivals in action away at Leeds on Saturday evening.

Chelsea’s latest visit to N5 comes just a matter of weeks after the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie at the same venue, where Kai Havertz scored a last-gasp winner against his former club to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory and Liam Rosenior’s interesting tactical approach caused plenty of fiery debate.

Chelsea continue to concede late goals and their disciplinary record remains a key talking point as they sit fifth going into the weekend, three points behind fourth-place Manchester United and level with Liverpool in sixth as they enter a tricky run of fixtures.

Arsenal vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 4:30pm GMT kick-off on Sunday March 1, 2026.

The match will take place at the Emirates Stadium in north London.

Where to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage begins at 3:30pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri and Dom Smith at the ground.

Arsenal vs Chelsea team news

Bukayo Saka limped off late on against Tottenham after another injury scare, but is expected to be fit to face Chelsea.

Havertz and Ben White will both be assessed to determine their availability, though Mikel Merino is a long-term absentee after foot surgery and Max Dowman has yet to be included in a matchday squad since resuming training following an ankle ligament issue.

Bukayo Saka is expected to be fit to face Chelsea after suffering an injury scare against Tottenham

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Chelsea are without the suspended Wesley Fofana, who was sent off against Burnley.

Estevao remains a doubt with a hamstring injury, though captain Reece James will feature after being taken off late last weekend.

Dario Essugo is now back in training, while Romeo Lavia will be pushing for his first senior minutes since early November after surprisingly making the bench against Burnley.

Marc Cucurella is still out along with Jamie Gittens and Levi Colwill, while Filip Jorgensen has also yet to return.

Arsenal vs Chelsea prediction

After Rosenior’s tactics in the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg trip to the Emirates proved so divisive, it will be fascinating to see how he approaches this one.

On that occasion, Chelsea successfully stifled Arsenal’s ambition for the most part and looked to blunt their famed set-piece prowess, but crucially lacked their own goal threat despite the onus being on them to score as the second-half introductions of Cole Palmer and Estevao failed to pay off.

Rosenior was unapologetic as he hit back at criticism from the likes of Paul Merson, saying: “If I go and attack the game, and press high, and we concede two goals early, everyone says: 'What is he doing?'

"That's the reality of my job. If you lose games you will be criticised and if you win, you are a genius. It's usually somewhere in between."

Kai Havertz scored a last-gasp winner for Arsenal against former club Chelsea earlier this month

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If that’s how Chelsea played at the Emirates when behind in a semi-final tie, it seems unlikely that they will show too much more adventure in a league game and no doubt the onus will once again be on keeping things as tight as possible defensively and trying to exploit any counter-attacking opportunities that come their way across the 90 minutes.

But despite a generally positive start to life under Rosenior, leaking cheap late goals is becoming a nasty habit and they are still yet to fix their dire issues with discipline.

It may not be particularly pretty, but confident Arsenal should have enough to get the job done again here - albeit in less convincing fashion than against sorry Spurs.

Arsenal to win, 2-0.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie last month, before a last-gasp 1-0 win at home sealed a 4-2 aggregate victory and a Wembley date with Manchester City in March.

The two sides played out a feisty 1-1 draw in the league at Stamford Bridge back in November, when Merino cancelled out Trevoh Chalobah’s opener and Moises Caicedo was sent off.

Chelsea have not beaten Arsenal in any competition since a 2-0 league triumph under Thomas Tuchel at the Emirates in August 2021 - a run of 10 matches.

Arsenal wins: 86

Chelsea wins: 66

Draws: 62

Arsenal vs Chelsea match odds

Arsenal to win: 4/7

Chelsea to win: 4/1

Draw: 3/1

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).