English Premier League---Chelsea VS Arsenal Prediction

Chelsea VS Arsenal    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:01-12-2025 00:30 Monday
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While Sunday's headline act is a top-of-the-table showdown at the time of writing, Chelsea will more than likely be knocked off their second-placed perch before kickoff, as Manchester City - who trail the Blues by just a single point - host newly-promoted Leeds United on Saturday.
However, all but one team have performed worse than Enzo Maresca's Club World Cup champions after 12 gameweeks, making brief talk of a managerial change just a couple of months ago scarcely believable.
The Italian's future came into some question after a run of just four wins from eight at the start of the season, but Maresca has now masterminded nine victories from the hosts' last 11 matches across all competitions, including each of their last three in the Premier League.

Responding to Chelsea's brilliant beating of Barcelona with their own extraordinary European victory, Arsenal exacted a small measure of revenge on perpetual nemeses Bayern Munich and are now the only team in the Champions League with a 100% record after five matchdays.
Jurrien Timber, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli put the Bundesliga champions to the sword in North London, where victory has all but punched the Gunners' ticket to the last 16 of the UCL, without the need for a dreaded two-legged playoff.
Much was made of Arsenal's fear-inducing run after the international period, but the Premier League leaders have passed both tests with flying colours so far, also slaughtering a sorry Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in last weekend's North London derby mismatch.

Match Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
From going 812 minutes without conceding a goal to shipping at least one in each of their last three games, Arsenal's defence no longer has an invulnerable feel to it, thanks in no small part to the absence of the fundamental Gabriel.
An Estevao-inspired Chelsea side should therefore break through, but Arteta's men are carving through defences at will - both from set-pieces and open play - and the Gunners should outgun their hosts on the attacking front to send out another significant title statement.