Week 15 brings us a match on Nov 6th where Chelsea hosts Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in a clash of the Premier League 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, which will be a great treat for players. Chelsea is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dinamo Zagreb. Bruno Petković scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 7th minute, then Raheem Sterling got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 18th minute on a feed from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Finally they completed the comback victory 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, 1st placed 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 looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 1st, Arsenal hosted Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in their last match together. Arsenal was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Christian Pulišić struck first for Chelsea in the 5th minute, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback 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. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Kai Havertz. The German midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Graham Potter’s squad will be without N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Bukayo Saka, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Matt Turner.