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Match predictionOur tip: 2-0
Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction: Arteta's Defensive Wall Set to Silence Alonso's Attack
Premier League Matchweek 3 brings a London derby to the Emirates on 6 September 2026, with Arsenal hosting Chelsea. Both teams sit on six points from two games but the stakes feel higher than a typical early season fixture, partly…
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- Week 3 of the 2026-2027 Premier League sees Arsenal and Chelsea collide on 2026-09-06 at 16:30 GMT.
- Referee C. Kavanagh has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 23 fouls per match across 10 games.
- Over 1 head-to-head encounter, Mikel Arteta has 1 win and Xabi Alonso has no wins with no draws.
- Arsenal currently rank 2nd (with 6 pts), versus Chelsea at 4th on 6 pts.
- Arsenal misses 3 players: W. Saliba (Back Injury), J. Timber (Ankle Injury), C. Mosquera (Injury) and Chelsea misses 3 players: J. Henderson (Wrist Injury), M. Caicedo (Injury), M. Palestra (Injury).
- Our forecast has Arsenal in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Chelsea set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Arsenal's highest-rated performer was G. Martinelli (6.3), while Chelsea's standout was C. Palmer (7.7).
- Arsenal came off a win (1-0 vs Aston Villa) and Chelsea also triumphed (4-3 vs Brighton & Hove Albion).
- Arsenal (3-1-1) and Chelsea (4-1-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Arsenal have clearly got the edge H2H: in 56 meetings, they've beaten Chelsea 21 times, with 15 draws and only 20 losses.
- TheyScored users favour 2-1 (14.8%) over all other scorelines - 3-2 sits second at 10.2%.
- Our model forecasts 2-0 for Arsenal, bolstered by their 1-0-0 home record and an average of 3.00 goals per game.
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1
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Team Kits
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| 2' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 13' | Goal cancelled | ||
| 14' | Joao Pedro | ||
| 25' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 45' | C. Palmer | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 50' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 58' | C. Tzolis | ||
| 58' | M. Lacroix | ||
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| 83' | M. Rogers | ||
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| 90+5' | M. Merino | ||
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Arsenal is going head to head with Chelsea on 6/9/2026 15:30 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Arsenal v Chelsea H2H statistics!