The Arsenal vs Chelsea clash is going to be the marquee fixture of gameweek 3 of the 2026/27 Premier League campaign when these two major London rivals face off against one another at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.
Arsenal vs Chelsea is set to be a really entertaining match because of the similar winning momentum that these two sides are currently riding on. The Gunners have gotten their Premier League title defence off to a solid start with two back-to-back wins, but they face a re-energised Chelsea side that has also played some great attacking football and won both their matches under Xabi Alonso!
Match Details
Emirates Stadium
London, England
Sunday, September 6
15:30 GMT
In-Form Arsenal And Chelsea Battle For Bragging Rights
Arsenal vs Chelsea is going to be a clash filled with drama and action, as the similar kind of form from both sides lines this encounter up to be a thrilling goal-fest at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal are coming off a gritty win over Aston Villa in their first away game of the season, in which they might not have played their best football, but were still able to get the job done to secure three points. However, they will now be facing a much more challenging task in the form of a motivated Chelsea side that boasts one of the strongest and most in-form attacking trios in the division.
Mikel Arteta needs to shape up his side to keep a really sturdy defensive line, urging his players to track the movement of their opponents and cut off their supply chain. He’ll also need to urge his players to be efficient and innovative with their attacking approach, troubling the shaky Chelsea backline with their creativity and taking up their chances perfectly.
For Chelsea, this is Xabi Alonso’s first major task to prove how good his side can be against the best in the Premier League, and he needs to get many things right in it. Alonso has made Chelsea a free-flowing attacking side that already has seven goals in two Premier League matches, but he needs to fix up his defensive structure and make his side more stubborn defensively to be able to hold their own against the defending Premier League champions. He’ll also need his players to be fearless when going forward, creating and finishing off their chances in an efficient manner for the Blues to get a positive result from the Emirates Stadium.
There have been 215 Arsenal vs Chelsea matches so far, out of which Arsenal have won 88 of them, as the Gunners look to extend that solid record against their rivals with a thrilling win in the upcoming clash.
Can Conniving Kai Havertz Come Back To Haunt Chelsea Again?
Kai Havertz will have a lot of the spotlight on him in this Arsenal vs Chelsea clash because of his history of playing for the Blues, even winning the UEFA Champions League title with them. Havertz seems to be energised for these matches, as he even scored against Chelsea in the 2025/26 Carabao Cup to knock them out of the tournament, and he’s heading into this upcoming London derby with momentum on his side.
Havertz scored Arsenal’s first goal of the 2026/27 Premier League in style against Coventry City, and he looks to get back to his scoring best against his former side. He’ll look to be clever with his off-the-ball movement and link-up play to destabilise the Chelsea backline, but the German forward needs to be particularly efficient in finishing off any big chances that come his way to help Arsenal get a big win.
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Tricky Morgan Rogers Aims To Justify His Price-Tag By Troubling Arsenal
Morgan Rogers has had a really good start to his Chelsea career since his record-breaking move from Aston Villa in the summer, having assisted and scored in his first two matches for the Blues in the 2026/27 Premier League season. However, it’s in matches like the upcoming clash against Arsenal where Rogers has a huge chance to justify his massive price tag and prove why Chelsea spent all that money to sign him.
Rogers will need to be decisive for Chelsea in such big games for them to win, and he looks to maintain his positive momentum against Arsenal. Rogers, who scored 10 goals in the 2025/26 Premier League for Aston Villa, will be looking to outwit the Arsenal defenders with his clever work in the final third. He’ll need to be smart with his forward runs to confuse the defenders, but Rogers has to be particularly bang-on with his final passes or shooting to add that special something to Chelsea’s attack and help them terrorise Arsenal at their own yard.
Arsenal vs Chelsea Injuries
Arsenal Injuries: William Saliba, Jurrien Timber
Chelsea Injuries: Marco Palestra, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson (doubt)
Arsenal vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups
Here are our Arsenal vs Chelsea predicted lineups for this big 2026/27 Premier League clash.
Arsenal Predicted XI: David Raya (GK), Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafioiri, Declan Rice, Bruno Guimaraes, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz
Chelsea Predicted XI: Emiliano Martinez (GK), Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Jorrel Hato, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Joao Pedro
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