In this 15th week match, on Sunday Nov 6th, Chelsea will host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Chelsea recorded a 2-1 win against Dinamo Zagreb. Bruno Petković struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 7th minute, but Raheem Sterling got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 18th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 30th minute on a goal by Denis Zakaria to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Arsenal recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Nottingham Forest. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 5th minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka, then Reiss Nelson added another in the 49th minute In the end, Nottingham Forest couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
Chelsea and Arsenal last played eachother at the Emirates Stadium on Sat Aug 1st. Arsenal won by a score of 2 to 1. Christian Pulišić struck first for Chelsea in the 5th minute on a feed from Olivier Giroud, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tied it up for Arsenal in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to cap off a wild match.
Arsenal is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Granit Xhaka and Reiss Nelson each having 2 goals in their last five. Kai Havertz has been the most effective weapon for Chelsea lately. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Graham Potter’s Chelsea squad will be without N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s squad will be without Bukayo Saka, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Matt Turner.