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Chelsea face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 18 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 21 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Gunners have smashed 13 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 15 games. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 43 points from the 16 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Arsenal. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | 5 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |