Before this round, Arsenal is still at the top of the table with 61 points. Meanwhile, Chelsea has 45 points, ranked 5th and is facing many difficulties in completing the goal of entering the Top 4 of the Premier League this season. In the first leg, the two teams drew 1-1, although Chelsea played with one less player after Caicedo's red card.
Force information
On Arsenal's side, defender Ben White was absent from the match against Tottenham due to a muscle injury, while Kai Havertz has not played in the last three matches to recover from a thigh injury.
Mikel Merino is still absent due to a foot injury, while Max Dowman will gradually regain fitness with the U21 team after two months of rest.
As for Chelsea, center-back Wesley Fofana is suspended after receiving a red card in the draw with Burnley last week, a match that Estevao was absent due to a hamstring injury before the match. Estevao will continue to be absent, as will Marc Cucurella and Jamie Gittens due to similar problems as the young Brazilian player.
Reserve goalkeeper Filip Jorgenson has been out for a month. Levi Colwill is absent for the whole season due to a anterior cruciate ligament injury, while Mykhailo Mudryk is still suspended. However, Romeo Lavia and Dario Essugo are gradually regaining their fitness in training sessions and are about to be called up to the main squad.
Notable statistics
Chelsea has not won in the last 8 matches against Arsenal in the Premier League, their longest winless streak since a 19-match streak from 1995 to 2005.
The Gunners have won 17 out of 21 home matches in all competitions this season, scoring 51 goals and conceding only 12 goals. Coach Mikel Arteta's team has kept a clean sheet in three consecutive home matches, starting with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.
In his second match leading Arsenal in December 2019, Mikel Arteta lost 1-2 to Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. Since then, Arsenal has only lost one of 15 matches against The Blues in all competitions (10 wins, 4 draws).
Arsenal has only lost one of their last 25 London derbies in the Premier League, which was a 0-1 home defeat to West Ham in February 2025.
Chelsea have won both away matches in the Premier League under Liam Rosenior. Arne Slot is the most recent coach to win all three of the first away matches in the Premier League, while the most recent English coach to have done this is Tim Sherwood at Tottenham in the 2013-2014 season.
Chelsea have received six red cards in the Premier League this season, more than any other club and the highest number of red cards in their season.
Ebere Eze has scored all 11 of his recent Premier League goals in London, with all 6 of the midfielder's goals this season for Arsenal coming from London derbies. The Arsenal player with the most goals in derbies in a season is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 2018-2019 season (7 goals).
Viktor Gyokeres has been involved in 10 goals in his last 12 appearances in all competitions (8 goals, 2 assists), this streak began with one goal and one assist against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup semi-finals.
Martin Odegaard has contributed to 7 goals in the last 7 official appearances in the Premier League against Chelsea (2 goals, 5 assists), including 2 goals and 3 assists in 3 official appearances against The Blues at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have won all three of their last home matches against Chelsea in the Premier League, the last time we won more consecutively was from 1990 to 1994 with a five-match winning streak.
The Arsenal vs Chelsea match will take place at 11:30 PM on March 1.
