Arsenal vs Chelsea head to head

Mikel Arteta (39 years and 47 days) was the youngest manager to complete a top-flight double over Chelsea since Trevor Francis in the 1991/92 season with Sheffield Wednesday, aged 37.

Chelsea’s last nine Premier League defeats against Arsenal have been with a different manager – Claudio Ranieri, Avram Grant, Felipe Scolari, Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas, Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri, Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel.

We’ve played Arsenal 203 times in all competitions, which is more than against any other club.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerin (c), Holding, Mari, Tierney; Elneny, Xhaka; Saka, Smith Rowe (Willock 64), Martinelli (Pepe 70); Lacazette (Mustafi 90+2)Unused subs: Runarsson, Soares, Ceballos, Maitland-Niles, Nketiah, AubameyangBooked: Mari 15, Tierney 82Scorers: Lacazette 35 (pen), Xhaka 44, Saka 56Head coach: Mikel Arteta

Chelsea (4-3-3): Mendy; James, Zouma, Thiago Silva (c), Chilwell; Kovacic (Jorginho h/t), Kante (Havertz 73), Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Werner (Hudson-Odoi h/t)Unused subs Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Emerson, Gilmour, GiroudBooked: Thiago Silva 73Scorer: Abraham 85Penalty miss: Jorginho 90+1 (saved)Head coach: Frank Lampard

Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea’s defeat at Aston Villa on the final day of last season is our only loss on the road in the Premier League since Thomas Tuchel took over. The other eight away games included two draws at Southampton and Leeds and six wins at Tottenham, Sheffield Utd, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Manchester City.

Against Palace, Chalobah played 18 passes into the final third - no player across the opening weekend of fixtures played more.

Only Man Utd (688) have won more Premier League games than Chelsea (598). Arsenal are one behind the Blues on 597.

Possible Chelsea milestones

Antonio Rudiger made his 100th Premier League appearance against Crystal Palace last week.

Arsenal stats

At the Emirates, they have won three and lost three of their last seven Premier League home games.

Last week against Brentford, Arsenal started a league campaign with a defeat against newly-promoted opposition for the first time since 1976/77 against Bristol City at Highbury.

Arsenal had 22 shots without scoring against Brentford, their most without finding the net in a Premier League match since December 2017 against West Ham (also 22).

Kieran Tierney created six chances against Brentford, more than any other player managed during the opening weekend of the 2021/22 Premier League season and the most by an Arsenal player since April 2019.

The Gunners are unbeaten in their previous eight Premier League games played on a Sunday (six wins, two draws).

Arsenal have only registered four clean sheets in their last 22 home Premier League games.

Arsenal have lost their first league match at the Emirates in five of the last 10 seasons, winning four.

PRE-SEASON

Hibernian L 1-2Rangers D 2-2Millwall W 4-1Watford W 4-1Chelsea L 1-2Tottenham L 0-1

Pre-season scorers: Lacazette 2 (1 pen), Nketiah 2, Azeez 1, Balogun 1, Chambers 1, Pepe 1, Smith Rowe 1, Tavares 1, Tierney 1, Xhaka 1

Mikel Arteta’s managerial record against Chelsea.Won 3Drawn 1Lost 1

ARSENAL’S LAST PREMIER LEAGUE GAME

Friday 13 August 2021Brentford 2 Arsenal 0Team (4-2-3-1): Leno; Chambers (Tavares 81), White, Mari, Tierney; Lokonga, Xhaka (c); Pepe, Smith Rowe, Martinelli (Nelson 71); Balogun (Saka 59)

Arsenal's summer transfer window

IN

Albert Sambi Lokonga - AnderlechtNuno Tavares - BenficaBen White - Brighton

OUTDavid Luiz - ReleasedMatteo Guendouzi - Marseille, loanDinos Mavropanos - Stuttgart, loanWilliam Saliba - Marseille, loanJoe Willock - Newcastle

Discipline

There are no suspensions

In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been played will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Premier League bookings listArsenal: NoneChelsea: None

Referee and VAR

Referee: Paul TierneyVAR: Chris KavanaghPaul Tierney’s last Blues game was our home goalless draw with Tottenham last November.