Second-placed Arsenal host a Chelsea side in fourth position in a London derby with Champions League qualification on the line. Get three Arsenal vs Chelsea predictions and betting tips from our football expert before Sunday’s Premier League clash.
Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Tips
- Arsenal to win and under 2.5 goals @ 10/3 with bet365
- Number of cards in match over 5.5 @ 10/11 with bet365
- Cole Palmer over 2.5 shots @ 5/4 with bet365
All odds are courtesy of bet365, correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Gunners can claim vital win in derby
Both sides come into this derby match in poor form, with the hosts having failed to win any of their last three outings in the Premier League.
A lack of goals has been the issue for Arsenal, at a time when they are without injured forwards Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka.
Though the Gunners scored nine goals across two Champions League games against PSV Eindhoven, they have only found the net once in their last three Premier League matches.
Chelsea have won each of their last four games, but the Blues have been up against weak opponents in those matches, facing Southampton, FC Copenhagen (twice) and Leicester, and only winning their last two by a 1-0 scoreline.
The visitors are also missing key attackers, with Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke both injured.
When Enzo Maresca’s team have stepped up against better opposition this year they have lost and Arsenal are good value to claim a low-scoring home victory.
Bad boy Blues will keep card count high
Chelsea are one of the most ill-disciplined teams in the Premier League and that situation could get worse if they have a frustrating afternoon at the Emirates.
The West Londoners are currently in 19th position in the top-flight’s Fair Play table, having picked up a total of 76 yellow cards.
It is not what you would expect from a team that have largely been doing well this season, with the Premier League’s bottom club Southampton being the only team to have picked up more cards.
Arsenal also rank poorly, in 15th position, in a season in which they have received three reds.
There were six yellows shown when these sides met in a 1-1 draw in November and with the stakes now higher, we should at least see the same amount.
Palmer is working to reverse form
Cole Palmer has not scored in 10 games, missing a penalty against Leicester City last weekend.
Yet the stats show that the England international is not hiding, with his shot count remaining high.
He fired in four shots against FC Copenhagen in midweek, and he has consistently made efforts at goal in Premier League games, where he has averaged 3.61-shots-per-match this season.
With Palmer taking free-kicks and penalties for Chelsea, he can be trusted to take at least three shots.
