Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st March 2026

Arsenal play host to Chelsea, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Premier League on Sunday at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal enjoy the view from the top of the table with 61 points after 28 matches. The Blues find themselves positioned as number 4 in the Premier League with 45 points following 27 rounds.

Entering the match as a favourite, Arsenal will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this Premier League campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

Arsenal show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.3 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 23 goals, whilst they allowed ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

Chelsea travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping 14 goals against. An average of 1.4 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

It finished all square on when Arsenal last faced Chelsea. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal won 4-0 against Wigan, before recording a draw in a 2-2 match against Wolverhampton. They were back on top last time out, defeating Tottenham 1-4. Arsenal won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 13 goals.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea drew 2-2 with Leeds, beat Hull 0-4 before a 1-1 draw with Burnley. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Chelsea won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and ten scored.

Arsenal are scoring freely these days, Chelsea are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Sunday.

Arsenal earned nine points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following ten goals scored while also conceding nine. In the last five games against teams in the top six, Chelsea claimed one wins and five points. They scored six and conceded seven goals. Arsenal are looking at a record of 18 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea have a record of 12 wins, nine draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Squads

Arsenal Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Mikel Arteta, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

David Raya (0/28), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/7), Cristhian Mosquera (0/12), Gabriel (3/22), Jurrien Timber (2/27), Marli Salmon (0/0), Piero Hincapie (1/18), Riccardo Calafiori (1/20), William Saliba (0/23), Christian Noergaard (0/4), Declan Rice (4/27), Leandro Trossard (5/24), Martin Oedegaard (1/20), Martin Zubimendi (5/28), Max Dowman (0/2), Mikel Merino (4/21), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/14), Bukayo Saka (5/24), Eberechi Eze (6/23), Gabriel Jesus (2/11), Gabriel Martinelli (1/22), Kai Havertz (0/3), Noni Madueke (2/19), Viktor Gyoekeres (10/26).

Chelsea Squad

Here is the full team squad of Chelsea. The 41 year-old Liam Rosenior will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Filip Joergensen (0/2), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/26), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/12), Josh Acheampong (1/12), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/24), Mamadou Sarr (0/1), Marc Cucurella (1/24), Reece James (2/24), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/12), Trevoh Chalobah (3/26), Wesley Fofana (0/16), Andrey Santos (0/20), Cole Palmer (8/16), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (8/26), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/22), Romeo Lavia (0/4), Alejandro Garnacho (1/16), Estevao (2/19), Joao Pedro (11/27), Liam Delap (1/18), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/27), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Arsenal vs Chelsea Team News

At the time of writing, Arsenal have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Chelsea on Sunday. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called up by the Arsenal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Lineups

Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H

Arsenal and Chelsea had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Arsenal claimed six wins against Chelsea in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Results

In the past ten matches between home side Arsenal and Chelsea both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 7/10.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Joao Pedro, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Premier League matches for The Blues, with a total for the season saying 11 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With five goals lately for Arsenal in the Premier League, Viktor Gyoekeres is also a player to look out for.

Arsenal won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Chelsea won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Emirates Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Arsenal. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Chelsea.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Arsenal managed an average of 1.9 goals, with Chelsea averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Arsenal saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.