Last
season, Chelsea became notorious for being horrid, later recovering under
Hiddink‘s management. However, even though Arsenal won the Community Shield
match, they went on to lose both Premier League games to the Blues. Chelsea
managed to score two clean sheet victories when meeting the Gunners – so are we
going to see something similar this time around, too?
Right
now, they both have 10 points and are at the top of the League Table,
with Arsenal having moved up to the fourth place, and Chelsea having dropped
down to the fifth. However, while the Gunners sport a lose-draw-win-win-win
record, it seems like their oponnents are going through a bit of a downer with
a win-win-win-draw-lose to their name.
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Interestingly
enough, they both lost to Liverpool – Arsenal 3:4 on the first week, and
Chelsea 1:2 the last week. The Gunners drew Leicester, and gained victories in
matches against Watford, Southampton, and Hull City – none of which could be
considered as the toughest oponnents around.
Chelsea
came out triumphant after the games with West Ham, Watford, and Burnley – so
just like Arsenal, they didn‘t really clock in any wins against the most
difficult contenders of the League. Then they drew Swansea City – and they
couldn‘t win against this team last season, either. Honestly, it looks like
both the teams about to meet are following a very similar pattern so far.
Now
according to the UK-licensed bookie TonyBet, the Gunners are a fair bit
more ready to claim a fourth consecutive victory than Chelsea is to climb out of their mini
rut and come back to winning again. After both teams have failed against
Liverpool who is looking pretty good so far, it‘s imperative to claim that
contending for the title isn‘t out of their reach – so expect a proper clash.
It‘s
a home game for the Gunners, which adds to their advantage, as does the fact
that Chelsea doesn‘t seem to be keeping up with their brilliant star. It‘s
pretty obvious that the stakes are high for this game, and the gameplay should
be no less than passionate. Can we be sure about the winner? Now that question
will hold much more meaning after we see how these teams play against each
other in this new season.
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