Arsenal vs Chelsea LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
The Emirates Stadium hosts a huge London derby in the Premier League tonight. Arsenal entertain their capital rivals in N7 desperate to breathe new life into their stalled title bid, having been consumed by the Manchester City juggernaut of late. Three successive draws followed by a humbling at the Etihad and City’s latest win at Fulham means the Gunners have now been replaced at the top, trailing by a point having played a game more.
Arsenal simply must beat Chelsea this evening to still have any chance of realising their title dreams, with City hosting struggling West Ham tomorrow night. They face a Blues team yearning for victory themselves having lost all five of their matches to date under interim manager Frank Lampard, exiting the Champions League and sitting 12th in the table having yet to eclipse the 40-point mark.
Arsenal have won five of their last six games against Chelsea, but still don’t have William Saliba fit. Lampard’s hopes are at least boosted by the return of top scorer Kai Havertz from injury. Follow Arsenal vs Chelsea live below, with expert analysis from Simon Collings and Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates.
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Arsenal vs Chelsea prediction
The wheels do appear to be coming off for Arsenal and while it seems strange to back a Chelsea team so low on confidence, they have previous in spoiling it for others.
Chelsea to win, 2-1.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea’s quest to end their latest dire run of form is boosted by the return to fitness of Kai Havertz after a knee issue.
However, their injury list is otherwise the same, with Reece James and Mason Mount out for the season.
Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella are also still sidelined, along with Armando Broja and Marcus Bettinelli.
Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; W Fofana, Thiago Silva, Chalobah; Azpilicueta, Enzo, Kante, Kovacic, Chilwell; Havertz, Sterling
Arsenal team news
Arsenal are still without William Saliba tonight, with the influential French defender not making any progress in recovering from the back issue he sustained against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League in March.
“Pretty similar,” Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said on Monday when asked for a new update on Saliba.
“He’s not going to be involved against Chelsea. We have to work towards the next game and see where we are but he hasn’t improved this week at all.”
Long-term absentees Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are Arsenal’s only other known injuries at present, with Rob Holding to continue alongside Gabriel in place of Saliba.
Jorginho could come into midfield against his former club, while Leandro Trossard is pushing for a start up front after impressing off the bench in the 4-1 humbling by Manchester City.
Predicted Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka; Saka, Jesus, Trossard
How to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea
TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Live stream: The Sky Go app will allow subscribers to be able to watch on a live stream across mobile devices, laptops, games consoles, tablets and more.
Welcome to Arsenal vs Chelsea live coverage
Hello and welcome to the Evening Standard’s live coverage of Arsenal vs Chelsea in the Premier League.
It’s a massive London derby in store at the Emirates Stadium tonight as Mikel Arteta’s deposed leaders seek to – temporarily at least – claw back top spot from juggernaut Manchester City and end a hugely damaging run of four matches without a victory.
Looking to deal perhaps a fatal blow to the Gunners’ fast-fading title hopes is a troubled Chelsea team that are absolutely desperate for a lift themselves, having lost all five of their games under interim manager Frank Lampard so far to sit 12th in the table and still not actually mathematically safe from relegation.
Kick-off in N7 tonight is at 8pm BST, so stay tuned for all the latest team news, build-up and live updates, including expert analysis from both Simon Collings and Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates.
