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Arsenal face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 76 games played, Gunners have recorded 24 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Charity Shield match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | SHLD |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Apr | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 12 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Apr | Arsenal | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Chelsea | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 15 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Chelsea find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games. Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 40 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |