Overview
Chelsea's confidence will be further strengthened after a 3-0 victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.
This is the Blues' biggest win in the history of the competition against the Catalan team. At the same time, Chelsea became the third team to beat Barcelona at least five times in the Champions League, after Bayern Munich (10 games) and Paris Saint-Germain (6 games).
Another big challenge awaits Chelsea as they prepare to welcome Premier League leaders Arsenal, in a clash between two of England's top teams.
The Gunners have been on the rise under Mikel Arteta this season and are confident of a win at Stamford Bridge, after impressive performances against Tottenham and Bayern Munich since returning from international break.
Although Chelsea consolidated their "pride of London" title with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup championship, Arsenal are now the number one team in the capital.
Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Arsenal have lost just three of their 40 Premier League London derbies (W28 D9), including just one away defeat - a 1-2 defeat to Fulham in December 2023.
This season, Arteta's team has overcome West Ham, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Tottenham, before facing Brentford after a trip to Chelsea.
In midweek, Arsenal won their first win against Bayern Munich since 2015, ending a 5-match winless streak against the German giants. This victory was even more meaningful with the return of captain Martin Odegaard, giving the "Gunners" more strength.
The Norwegian has missed eight games in all competitions after a knee injury in the game against West Ham in early October. However, he will be determined to extend his impressive record against Chelsea.
Odegaard is unbeaten in eight meetings with The Blues (W6 D2). With 2 goals and five assists, he has been directly involved in more Premier League goals against Chelsea than any other opponent - a total of seven.
Mikel Arteta also has an impressive head-to-head record with Chelsea. He has the third highest win tally against the Blues in the Premier League (58.3% - 7/12) among managers who have led the team for more than 10 games, behind only Pep Guardiola (61.1%) and Kenny Dalglish (76.9%).
Since Arteta took charge, Arsenal have scored 24 goals and conceded 13 in 12 meetings with Chelsea, despite his first defeat to The Blues in December 2019.
On Chelsea's side, this team can rely on Pedro Neto to make a difference. Neto has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League games (3 goals, 2 assists).
Head-to-head record
Chelsea have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Arsenal (D3 L7) and are unknown the taste of a win in seven consecutive games since a 2-0 win at the Emirates in August 2021 (D2 L5).
Meanwhile, Arsenal are dominating away from home against Chelsea. After losing 6 of their 7 away games against The Blues between 2013 and 2018 (D 1), the "Gunners" are now unbeaten in their last 6 visits to Stamford Bridge, including 3 wins and 3 draws.
This is only the fifth time Arsenal have faced Chelsea while leading the Premier League table, and The Gunners have won all four previous times. Specifically: won 3-2 in January-December, 2-1 in February 2004, 1-0 in December 2007, and 5-0 in April 2024.
Score prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
The match between Chelsea vs Arsenal takes place at 11:30 p.m. on November 30 (Vietnam time).
