5 hours Ago By Jonathan Gorrie
Arsenal host Chelsea in a huge Premier League clash on Sunday. The Gunners are 15 points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League table but can at least close the gap to 12 with a victory, given Arne Slot’s side are in Carabao Cup final action instead. Mikel Arteta was able to rest players as Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday night, sealing their progress into the quarter-finals with an aggregate 9-2 victory after a huge 7-1 win in the Netherlands earlier this month.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are chasing Champions League qualification. Enzo Maresca’s side are fourth heading into this weekend’s round of fixtures after the Blues beat Leicester last weekend. On Thursday, Chelsea beat Copenhagen 1-0 to seal their spot in the quarter-finals of the Conference League.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game. Arsenal vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 1.30pm GMT kick-off time on Sunday 16 March, 2025.
The Emirates Stadium in London will host. TV channel : The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event , Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR . Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch via the Sky Go website and app .
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport ’s dedicated match blog! Arteta will almost certainly bring all of Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard back into the starting lineup after they started the PSV game on the bench. Cole Palmer shook off illness to feature off the bench on Thursday night and is expected to start on Sunday. Reece James was also on the bench for that game following illness of his own and will likely be back in action here.
Levi Colwill is also expected to come back into the starting lineup alongside Marc Cucurella. Arsenal were poor in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United last weekend , having been brought crashing back down to earth in the Premier League following European success. Still, Chelsea are unlikely to defend quite as deep as United did, which should help Arteta’s side.
It remains difficult to judge the Blues given the quality of their opposition of late and Arsenal are no doubt a huge step up. Arsenal to win, 2-1. Arsenal FC wins: 84 Draws: 60 Chelsea wins: 66 Arsenal to win: 4/5 Draw: 11/4 Chelsea FC to win: 7/2 Odds via Betfair and subject to change .
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