Chelsea vs Arsenal Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge Date: 20th April 2022 Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Chelsea will welcome London rivals Arsenal to Stamford Bridge this Wednesday as they look to keep their place in the top three of the Premier League. The Blues come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. Goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount secured the win for Thomas Tuchel’s side and ensured that they booked their place in the FA Cup final where they will face Liverpool. The hosts are currently sitting third in the league table, 14 points behind Manchester City who have played a game more. They have no chance of winning the league title and are still in danger of dropping out of the top four given that they are just five points ahead of fourth-placed Tottenham, albeit having played two games less. With eight games left to play, they will be desperate to win this game to ensure that they do not get dragged into a fight for a top-four finish ahead of the season’s finale. Arsenal, meanwhile, have capitulated in recent games. After going on a run of six games without defeat between late January and early March, the Gunners have won just one of their last five PL games, losing four in the period, including their last three. Their last loss was a narrow 1-0 loss to struggling Southampton and it featured the third time in the last five games Mikel Arteta’s side failed to score a goal in a game. Such a run of form has resulted in them dropping out of the top four. They come into this tie sitting in sixth place, three points behind Spurs but with a game in hand. They can go level on points with their North London rivals and get back in the race for the top four if they win this game. Given that they have won three of their last four domestic meetings with Chelsea, including their last meeting at this venue, they will fancy their chances of getting a result here. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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