Arsenal vs Chelsea Preview

Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday in a London derby between two of the division’s early front-runners.

The Gunners arrive full of confidence. Their most recent result was a 1-0 away win at Aston Villa. Prior to that, a 3-0 home win over Coventry. Before that, a 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield started their season with silverware. Earlier in this run, a win on penalties over Como after a 1-1 draw in a friendly, and before that a 2-3 home defeat to Dortmund.

Chelsea’s form has also been strong. Their most recent outing was a 4-3 home win over Brighton. Prior to that, a 2-0 home win over Luton. Before that, a 3-2 away win at Fulham. Earlier in this run, a 3-1 home win over Real Sociedad, and before that a 3-3 draw away at Johor DT.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Arsenal, who have won four of the last five meetings, with one draw and no wins for Chelsea. Most recently, Arsenal won 2-1 at home. In the previous encounter, Arsenal won 1-0 away at Chelsea in the EFL Cup.

Arsenal currently sit second in the Premier League table with six points from two games (two wins) and a goal difference of +4. Chelsea are fourth with the same six points and two wins, but a lower goal difference of +2. That leaves Arsenal above their visitors on goal difference alone, with both sides still perfect through the opening fortnight.

In the UK, the match is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with BBC Radio 5 Live also carrying commentary. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on fuboTV or USA Network. The game is also available in Spain via DAZN Spain and Movistar Plus+.

Possible Lineups

Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Raya, White, Gabriel, Mosquera, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Odegaard, Havertz, Tzolis

Chelsea (3-4-2-1) Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Gusto, Lavia, Hato, Neto, Rogers, Palmer, Joao Pedro

Arsenal Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Aston Villa	0-1	Arsenal	PL	31.08.26
✅	Arsenal	3-0	Coventry	PL	21.08.26
✅	Arsenal	3:0	Manchester City	CS	16.08.26
✅	Arsenal	1(4)-1(3)	Como	CF	12.08.26
❌	Arsenal	2-3	Dortmund	EMI	09.08.26

Chelsea Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Chelsea	4-3	Brighton	PL	30.08.26
✅	Chelsea	2-0	Luton	EFL	27.08.26
✅	Fulham	2-3	Chelsea	PL	24.08.26
✅	Chelsea	3-1	Real Sociedad	CF	15.08.26
🤝	Johor DT	3-3	Chelsea	CF	09.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Arsenal	2-1	Chelsea	PL	01.03.26
Arsenal	1-0	Chelsea	EFL	03.02.26
Chelsea	2-3	Arsenal	EFL	14.01.26
Chelsea	1-1	Arsenal	PL	30.11.25
Arsenal	1-0	Chelsea	PL	16.03.25

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / BBC Radio 5 Live
USA	fuboTV / USA Network
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport Premier League
France	Canal+ France / myCANAL
Spain	DAZN Spain / Movistar Plus+
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD1 / JioHotstar

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Manchester City	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
2	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	4	0	4	6
3	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
4	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	7	5	2	6
5	Brentford	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4
6	Newcastle United	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4
7	Everton	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
8	Leeds United	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	0	1	7	4	3	3
10	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3
11	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
12	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3
13	Liverpool	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
14	AFC Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
15	Nottingham Forest	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
16	Fulham	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0
17	Coventry City	2	0	0	2	4	8	-4	0
18	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	0
19	Aston Villa	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0
20	Tottenham Hotspur	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0