On Saturday evening, London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal come face to face at Stamford Bridge in a game that could see Arsenal go top of the table until at least Tottenham Hotspur’s game on Monday.
Chelsea come into the game on the back of an impressive 4-1 victory over newly promoted Burnley, where they had to come from behind after conceding early in the first half.
Arsenal will be coming into this game with bags of confidence as they managed to beat last season’s treble winners Manchester City 1-0 thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
Saturday 21 October, 17:30
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have gone through their fair share of struggles in recent years, finishing 12th last year and finding themselves in 11th place so far this season. However, they’ll be hoping that their fortunes are starting to change as they’ve managed to win their last three games in all competitions, unbelievably this is the first time they have managed this since Graham Potter’s tenure back in March 2023.
For Chelsea, a win against Arsenal this weekend could really prove to be the turning point that this expensively-assembled team needs, and could end up being their first time winning three English Premier League games in a row since October 2022.
As for Arsenal, they have continued on from their fantastic last season with six wins and two draws from their opening eight games. None of these results will mean more to the Gunners than their win against Man City prior to the international break, in a performance that thoroughly deserved to take all three points. Limiting Manchester City to just four shots throughout the whole 90 minutes, while stopping dangerman Erling Haaland from having any shot at all, shows the incredible defensive stability this Arsenal side now possess.
This defensive stability has lead them to conceding the joint least in the league, with six goals, and leaves them as the only team yet to concede away from home. Boasting this record along with their impressive form at Stamford Bridge in recent years, winning each of their last three visits there, will give Arsenal plenty of confidence as they look to take all three points and go top of the table until at least Tottenham’s game on Monday.
Bet9ja Tips
While Chelsea may be at the beginning of a mini-resurgence, we think Arsenal will be coming into this game with huge confidence of victory after their win over Man City. With Bukayo Saka also looking likely to return from injury for this game, we believe that Arsenal’s quality will prove too much to handle for Chelsea, and you can get odds of Arsenal to win of 2.32 with Bet9ja. Arsenal have won on their last three visits to Stamford Bridge, including winning 1-0 last season, and you can get odds of 8.50 for another 1-0 away victory.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Chelsea win: 3.15, Draw: 3.40, Arsenal win: 2.32
