The next men's first team outing in what is a London derby week for Chelsea is the visit by the Gunners to Stamford Bridge. We have here the stats and facts for this Premier League encounter...
Chelsea vs Arsenal head to head
Last season Arsenal were the only side to achieve the league double against Chelsea.
We have played Arsenal 204 times in all competitions which is more than against any other club.
Last season’s victory was Arsenal’s first Premier League win at the Bridge since 2011 after a run of six defeats and two draws, although we have only won one of our last four home games against the Gunners.
Romelu Lukaku and Reece James scored in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in August in our 2-0 win.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their past 11 midweek league matches (Tuesday-Thursday) against the Blues in a run stretching back to 1974.
Chelsea stats
The last time we lost two home league games in a row was in December 2019 (Bournemouth 0-1 and Southampton 0-2).
Milestones
If selected, Mason Mount will make his 100th Premier League appearance. With 23 goals and 18 assists, he has been involved in more goals than any other English player in their first 100 Premier League games for the Blues (41).
Kai Havertz’s next appearance will be his 50th in the competition.
Arsenal stats
This season’s Premier League stats (31 games)
Most appearances: Saka 31, Odegaard 29, White 29, Gabriel 28Most assists: Lacazette 7, Saka 5, Martinelli 3, Odegaard 3, Tierney 3Most clean sheets: Ramsdale 12, Leno 1Red cards: Gabriel 1, Martinelli 1, Xhaka 1
Premier League scorersSaka 9, Smith Rowe 9, Odegaard 6, Martinelli 5, Aubameyang 4, Lacazette 4 (2 pens), Gabriel 3, Partey 2, Pepe 1, Tierney 1, own goal 1
Only Chelsea and Manchester City (six each) have conceded the first goal in fewer Premier League games this season than Arsenal (nine). However, the Gunners have gone on to lose on eight of those nine occasions (89 per cent).
Bukayo Saka leads the way for both shots (76) and chances created (60) for Arsenal in the Premier League this season. The 20-year-old is the only English player to have registered both 50 or more shots and 50 or more chances created in the competition this term.
Saka has had the most shots on target (25), most shots off target (22), most crosses (94) and had most dribbles (83) for Arsenal in the Premier League this term. He is also their most fouled player in the competition in 2021/22.
Mikel Arteta’s side have the eighth-best away record with 22 points on the road from their 15 games this season.
Their 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on 4 March ended five successive Premier League wins on the road in a run going back to before Christmas – (Leeds 4-1, Norwich 5-0, Wolves 1-0, Watford 3-2 and Aston Villa 1-0).
The Gunners have scored two goals in their last five Premier League games.