In the early morning of April 21, Beijing time, at 02:45, the Premier League ushered in a make-up match for the 25th round, which is also the much-anticipated London derby, and Chelsea sat at home to meet Arsenal.
Chelsea vs Arsenal, the match is as follows:
First: two-team situation! After 33 rounds of the Premier League, Chelsea is third with 3 games, 18 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses with 62 points, arsenal are fifth with 2 games less, 17 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses with 54 points, 3 points less than Tottenham Hotspur. In the last round of the Premier League, Chelsea swept Southampton 6-0 away, and Arsenal lost 1-0 away to Southampton, suffering three consecutive league wins, and competing for four from lead to behind.
Second: The Blues have a clear advantage in the top four, and the Gunners compete for the fourth to encounter the absence of three main forces! Chelsea's advantage in the top four is still obvious, their focus this season is to win the FA Cup, the final to play against the fourth line of Liverpool; arsenal suffered three consecutive league defeats, the team from the lead to the bottom, this London derby is Arsenal's key battle for the fourth, and if they don't win, they will basically fall behind. Arsenal's recent poor record, with left-back Tierney, back Thomas injury advantage, and now striker Lacazette has also joined the injury camp, waist weakness is the biggest problem Arsenal need to face now, the good news is that the main right-back FuAn Jianyang has returned from injury.
The two sides have met in the past 10 times, with 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, which is difficult to divide.
Injury situations on both sides: Chelsea have Kovacic and Chilwell; Arsenal have Thomas, Tierney and Lacazette.