Chelsea vs Arsenal: Premier League Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Dream11 Predictions

Chelsea vs Arsenal is the upcoming match in the Premier League as Arsenal push for the Champions League spot while Chelsea look to maintain the 3rd spot on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Arsenal: Match Preview:

The Blues, buoyed by booking their place in the FA Cup final on the weekend, enjoy an eight-point gap over those chasing a top-four finish and can effectively seal their qualification to next season's Champions League with a win.

Romelu Lukaku and Reece James struck in a convincing 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture across the capital, ending Arsenal's three-game winning streak in this particular derby.

Now it is the Gunners in need of a turnaround having slipped to sixth place as the pressure of the run-in continues to crank up.

Team News:

Chelsea:

Chelsea lost Mateo Kovacic to an ankle injury after just 26 minutes of the FA Cup semi-final win over Palace, and while the extent of the damage is currently unclear, Tuchel admitted that the injury looked like a serious one after the full-time whistle.

Kovacic is being kept company in the treatment room by long-term absentees Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi, while Ross Barkley missed the Palace win after a recent bout of sickness, but that could very well have been a tactical choice from Tuchel.

N'Golo Kante will expect to slot straight back into the engine room in Kovacic's absence, and it would not be a surprise to see Tuchel consider handing Romelu Lukaku a start given how much he terrorized the Arsenal backline at the Emirates earlier this season.

Arsenal:

Meanwhile, Arsenal right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu is due to return to team training before Wednesday's game and could be in with a shot at making his comeback here, but Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney are both still out.

Captain Alexandre Lacazette's participation is also up in the air after he tested positive for COVID-19 before the Southampton clash, so Eddie Nketiah could once again be tasked with leading the line at Stamford Bridge.

Arteta does possess the option to move Gabriel Martinelli into a central role and bring Emile Smith Rowe back in on the left-hand side - a formula which Arsenal fans have been crying out for - and the England international does have fond memories of the ground after scoring the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 triumph there last term.

Chelsea vs Arsenal: Head to Head:

Arsenal have a good historical record against Chelsea and have won 79 out of 204 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Chelsea's 66 victories.

Chelsea won the reverse fixture by a comfortable 2-0 margin and could complete a Premier League double over Arsenal for the first time in six years.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 midweek meetings with Chelsea in the Premier League, with their previous defeat coming in 1974.

Recent performances in all competitions:

Chelsea:

4-1 loss against Brentford

3-1 loss against Real Madrid

6-0 win over Southampton

3-2 win over Real Madrid

2-0 win over Crystal Palace

Arsenal:

2-0 loss against Liverpool

1-0 win over Aston Villa

3-0 loss against Crystal Palace

2-1 loss against Brighton and Hove Albion

1-0 loss against Southampton

Chelsea vs Arsenal: Predicted Line-ups:

Chelse:Mendy; James, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Werner; Lukaku

Arsenal:Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares; Xhaka, Lokonga; Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Martinelli

CHE vs ARS: Dream11 Predictions: