- 1 Arsenal vs Chelsea: two teams on six points, two very different ways of getting there
- 2 Arsenal keep clean sheets, even with a patched-up back line
- 3 Chelsea score freely and lose their chief creator
- 4 Premier League prediction Arsenal vs Chelsea
- 5 First, a word on our free picks
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Arsenal vs Chelsea: two teams on six points, two very different ways of getting there 
Arsenal have scored four goals and conceded none across two Premier League games. Chelsea have scored seven and shipped five over the same stretch.
Yet both clubs sit on six points, with only Manchester City, Arsenal, Hull City and Chelsea boasting a perfect record after two matches.
The showdown takes place on Sunday 6 September at 16:30 UK time, or 17:30 in France, at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners opened their campaign with a 3-0 home win over Coventry City, a promoted side that still hasnt scored in the league.
Chelsea took a far livelier route, edging Brighton 4-3 in matchday two.
That clash of styles is matched by a clear historical edge: Arsenal have won four of the last five official meetings with the Blues.
The most recent came on 1 March 2026, a 2-1 win at the Emirates in the Premier League.
The backdrop was set by a transfer window that shut on Tuesday night, with one major departure on the west London side.
The league has also just come through a record summer window, with Premier League clubs spending 3.46 billion pounds.
Manchester City alone accounted for 458 million pounds of that total.
That financial backdrop hangs over Sundays fixture, as the numbers show.
Chelsea and Brighton share the best attacking tally in the league with seven goals each after two rounds.
The odd part is that Brighton were one of Chelseas victims, beaten 4-3 last week.
Arsenal keep clean sheets, even with a patched-up back line 
Two games, two clean sheets: Arsenal share the best defensive record in the Premier League after two rounds with Hull City.
They have managed it without two regular starters at the back.
William Saliba and Jurrien Timber are both out injured, forcing Mikel Arteta to shuffle his defence.
That the structure has held together anyway is the clearest sign of Arsenals strong start in London.
The 3-0 against Coventry City set the tone, a comfortable scoreline against a promoted side that has yet to score in two outings.
Even so, four goals in two matches is still fairly modest by the clubs recent standards.
The Emirates also suits this specific matchup, with Arsenal beating Chelsea 2-1 there in March.
The Gunners also knocked the Blues out in a two-legged League Cup semi-final, a run that still matters in the balance of power.
Coventry City, their opening-day opponents, still have not scored in two matches.
That softens the first clean sheet a little, but not the second one.
Arsenal sit top alongside Manchester City, Hull City and Chelsea, the only sides on six points.
Their +4 goal difference puts them level with the Citizens and ahead of the other two.
Arsenals four goals leave them behind four other clubs in that category.
Since the restart, the Londoners priority has clearly been control at the back rather than firepower up front.
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Chelsea score freely and lose their chief creator 
Seven goals in two games: no Premier League side has scored more than Chelsea since the restart.
The flip side is the five goals theyve conceded, a total higher than 15 teams in the division.
The 4-3 win over Brighton summed up the balance perfectly between attacking output and defensive looseness.
Xabi Alonso, appointed this summer, now has to deal with a major loss in midfield.
Chelsea and Manchester City agreed on Tuesday 1 September 2026 to the transfer of Enzo Fernandez, in a deal worth about 140 million euros before add-ons.
The club also let Deivid Washington go to Strasbourg and loaned Dario Essugo to the same club in the final hours of the window.
The Blues did spend 48 million euros on Honest Ahanor, but the 18-year-old Italian defender will stay at Atalanta until 2027.
So the trip to the Emirates comes at the worst possible time for a midfield unit that has been ripped apart in a matter of hours.
The Blues +2 goal difference is the weakest of the four sides still unbeaten and perfect after two rounds.
The club also turned down a Liverpool approach for Malo Gusto in the final hours of the window.
That decision suggests the London hierarchy was not keen to thin out a squad already weakened in midfield.
Across the last five official meetings with Arsenal, Chelsea have won only once.
Chelsea have conceded five goals in two matches, the same as Aston Villa and Tottenham, both of whom are still on zero points.
That defensive fragility is the main issue Xabi Alonso has been left to fix before this trip to the Emirates.
Probable Arsenal line-up: Not disclosed at the time of publication.
Probable Chelsea line-up: Not disclosed at the time of publication, with Xabi Alonso expected to use a 3-4-2-1 featuring Robert Sanchez in goal, a back three of Lacroix, Colwill and Barco, and Joao Pedro leading the line.
Premier League prediction Arsenal vs Chelsea
Our prediction: Arsenal to win
Arsenal have won four of their last five official meetings with Chelsea, including the 2-1 at the Emirates in March.
The Gunners have not conceded in two league games despite Saliba and Timber being missing, while Chelsea have already shipped five.
Enzo Fernandezs exit three days before kick-off leaves the Blues without their main organiser at the worst possible moment. Arsenal to win.
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