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Arsenal's hopes of winning the championship seem to have disappeared, as they are 15 points behind leaders Liverpool and have played 1 match less. With Liverpool not playing in the Premier League this weekend, the Gunners could narrow the gap to 12 points if they win against Chelsea.
According to Opta's supercomputer calculation, Arsenal's chance of winning the championship is only 0.6% after not winning any of their last 3 matches in the Premier League, which also created conditions for the teams below to catch up.
Mikel Arteta's side were boosted in midweek, moving into the Champions League quarter-finals after a 9-3 win over PSV. The victory was 7-1 in the first leg, allowing Arsenal to play comfortably in the second leg, with many changes in the squad.
Arteta will now aim to get their form back on track in the Premier League. In the most recent home match against West Ham, Arsenal lost 0-1.
In contrast to the home team, Chelsea are on the right track after a series of declining matches. They have won two consecutive Premier League games, 4-0 against Southampton and 1-0 against Leicester City.
This is the same number of wins as Chelsea's record in the previous 10 matches (3 draws, 5 losses), but they have not won 3 consecutive matches without conceding since March 2022.
However, the Blues' last four wins have come at home. They have not won away from home since a 4-3 win over Tottenham in early December 2024. They have lost all 3 of their most recent away matches, the same number as the previous 19 matches.
While Chelsea are winning again, an unresolved problem is Cole Palmer's recent lack of goals. After missing a penalty for the first time in the Premier League against Leicester last weekend, Palmer's run of unscored matches has extended to seven Premier League games (683 minutes), with 29 shots. Palmer last scored against Bournemouth in January 2025.
In all competitions, Palmer has not scored any goals in the last 10 matches. In midweek, the star played 45 minutes in Chelsea's win over Copenhagen in the Conference League and also did not score any goals.
Arsenal vs Chelsea head-to-head record
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 6 Premier League games against Chelsea (4 wins, 2 draws). This is their longest unbeaten run against Chelsea since a run of 19 games between 1995 and 2005.
In fact, the Gunners have won 6/9 of their most recent Premier League matches against Chelsea (2 draws, 1 loss). Chelsea have also lost their last two away games against Arsenal, including a 5-0 defeat at the Emirates last season. The last time Chelsea lost three consecutive games was between 2001 and 2003.
The two teams drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg in November 2022, with Pedro Neto equalising after Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead.
The Arsenal vs Chelsea match will take place at 20:30 on March 16.
