Premier League fans all over the world are expecting a fierce London derby on Saturday as leaders Chelsea host title contenders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. One of the three Premier League defeats of the season for Chelsea was in the reverse fixture, they lost 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in September. Arsenal have not won at Stamford Bridge since 2011, when they recorded a spectacular 5-3 victory.
Chelsea had their four-game winning streak in all competitions halted this week as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Blues could have won the match, but Diego Costa missed a penalty kick with 14 minutes left in the game. David Luiz and Eden Hazard are struggling with injury problems but they can play and most probably manager Antonio Conte can't afford to leave them out of such a big match.
After four consecutive wins in all competitions, Arsenal fell to a stunning 2-1 home defeat against Watford this week. The performance was below the standards that the Gunners have set this season and it can't be all blamed on Arsene Wenger's absence from the dugout. The French manager still has two matches to serve on his ban, while Granit Xhaka is also suspended. Aaron Ramsey picked up a knock against Watford and won't be available, along with Santi Cazorla and Mathieu Debuchy, while Mohammed Elneny is still away on international duty.
Probable line-ups:
Chelsea: Courtois - Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill - Moses, Matic, Kante, Alonso - Pedro, Costa, Hazard
Arsenal: Cech - Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal - Chamberlain, Coquelin - Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi - Sanchez
My prediction: Chelsea to win 1-0.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Chelsea win - 1.85
Draw - 3.60
Arsenal win - 4.00