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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 79 games played, Gunners have recorded 24 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Mar | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 10 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Dec | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 21 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Blues have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Gunners, and 7 goals against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 33 points from the 14 games played. Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 23 points they have accumulated from 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Gunners could well see them head back from Stamford Bridge with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |