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Arsenal face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 75 games played, Gunners have recorded 24 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Gunners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 81 points from the 32 games played. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 70 points from their 32 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 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Gunners to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Arsenal take away one point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 35 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |