Chelsea are currently in 12th place in the Premier League standings and have struggled to meet expectations this season. The away side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford over the weekend and will need to work hard to bounce back in this fixture.
Arsenal, on the other hand, are at the top of the league table at the moment but have not been at their best in recent weeks. The Gunners slumped to a damaging 4-1 defeat at the hands of title rivals Manchester City in their previous game and have a point to prove this week.
- Arsenal have a good historical record against Chelsea and have won 82 out of the 206 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Chelsea's 66 victories.
- Arsenal have won four of their last five matches against Chelsea in the Premier League - as many victories as they had managed in the 23 such matches preceding this run.
- Arsenal have won their last two Premier League games against Chelsea and are looking to win three such games on the trot for the first time since 2004.
- Arsenal have never lost a midweek match against Chelsea in the Premier League and have won four of their 10 such games.
