This article was updated on 18 September 2026 to reflect the latest build-up to Arsenal’s Premier League meeting with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are preparing to host Chelsea. It is a near-term fixture on their Premier League calendar. Mikel Arteta has not confirmed a starting lineup for the Chelsea meeting. Kai Havertz’s role […]
Sky Sports, The Guardian, and Gary Neville have delivered their verdicts ahead of Arsenal vs Chelsea. Here is how national experts see the Emirates clash unfolding.
Arsenal’s meeting with Chelsea on Sunday may be decided less by the headline attacking talent and more by which side controls the centre of the Emirates Stadium pitch. Xabi Alonso arrives with a Chelsea midfield still being rebuilt following Enzo Fernández’s £125million departure to Manchester City, while Moisés Caicedo remains a fitness concern. That should […]
Mikel Arteta addressed the media ahead of Arsenal’s blockbuster clash against Chelsea. Read every word on team news, transfer window fallout, and selection decisions.
Eberechi Eze changed the game off the bench against Aston Villa. Here is why starting him over Christos Tzolis gives Arsenal the ultimate tactical advantage against Chelsea.
Mikel Arteta has described Chelsea’s move for former Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez as a “really smart decision” ahead of his return to the Emirates Stadium. Martínez joined Chelsea from Aston Villa late in the summer window and is expected to face his former club on Sunday. The Argentina international spent a decade on Arsenal’s books […]
Chelsea arrive at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday as the Premier League’s highest scorers, but Xabi Alonso’s attack is about to face a defensive challenge unlike anything else in the division. The Blues have scored seven goals across their opening two league games. Arsenal have conceded none. More remarkably, Mikel Arteta’s side have allowed only […]
Arsenal Women have been handed an immediate opportunity to make a positive start to their WSL title challenge after Chelsea dropped points on the opening weekend. Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday despite dominating almost every attacking measure. Lauren James gave Chelsea an early lead, but […]
Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal supporters not to lose sight of the strength of his squad after the club failed to land another elite attacker before the transfer window closed. Arsenal pursued major attacking targets including Vinícius Junior, Julián Alvarez and Morgan Rogers but finished the summer without completing another blockbuster forward deal. That has […]
Arsenal face their first major test of the Premier League title defence on Sunday when Chelsea arrive at the Emirates Stadium with their own perfect start to the season intact. Mikel Arteta’s champions have taken six points without conceding, while Xabi Alonso’s new-look Chelsea have won twice and scored seven goals. Something has to give […]
Arsenal enter the final day of preparation for Chelsea with Mikel Arteta facing several important decisions over his team. Jurrien Timber is pushing to return, Bruno Guimarães is expected back in training and one attacking selection call remains particularly difficult. Sunday’s Emirates Stadium showdown brings together two sides with perfect Premier League records, while Arsenal […]
Arsenal will come face-to-face with one of their biggest transfer-window regrets when Morgan Rogers walks out at the Emirates Stadium for Chelsea on Sunday. Mikel Arteta wanted another major attacking addition this summer and Rogers was high on Arsenal’s list after an outstanding season at Aston Villa. Fresh reporting has now revealed just how close […]
