Arsenal vs Chelsea Preview

Arsenal vs Chelsea

Competition – Carabao Cup Semifinals (0:0)

Stadium – Emirates Stadium

Date: 24th January 2018

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

Despite being without Alexis Sanchez at the weekend, Arsenal were able to finally break out of their slump and secure a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.

That win ended a run of poor results including the first leg of this Carabao Cup semifinal and a shock 4-2 loss to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

With the FA Cup gone, this competition is their only realistic hope of winning a trophy this year.

Now that Alexis Sanchez is out of the way and Henrikh Mkhitaryanis in the squad, Arsene Wenger will be hoping for some freshness in the way his team plays and hope they can beat the Blues here.

The Gunners have been impressive at home all season with 14 wins and a single loss from 18 games.

They have conceded 6 goals in their last 3 games and they need to do better defensively to stop Chelsea’s attack in this game.

Chelsea also ended a poor run of 5 consecutive draws at the weekend as they walloped Brighton 4-0 away from home.

That win should have boosted their confidence further.

Antonio Conte is still searching for a new attacker, but Eden Hazard’s performance in the game against Brighton would have offered Conte some encouragement going forward.

The Blues have won just two of their last 7 games away from home, drawing 4 of those.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Arsenal

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal 14 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
D Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal 10 Jan, 2018 English Carabao Cup
L Nottingham Forest 4-2 Arsenal 7 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
D Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea 3 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
D West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal 31 Dec, 2017 English Premier League

Chelsea

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Chelsea 0-0 Leicester City 13 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
D Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal 10 Jan, 2018 English Carabao Cup
D Norwich City 0-0 Chelsea 6 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
D Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea 3 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
W Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City 30 Dec, 2017 English Premier League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal 10 Jan, 2018 English Carabao Cup
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea 3 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal 17 Sep, 2017 English Premier League
Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea 6 Aug, 2017 English FA Community Shield
Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea 22 Jul, 2017 Friendly

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