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Arsenal prepare to entertain Chelsea at Highbury on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 18 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Gunners in a Champions League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Chelsea | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
Chelsea's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 34 points from their 16 games. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 39 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners go into their game against Chelsea in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Chelsea | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |