Arsenal vs Chelsea FC: Live Stream

Arsenal host Chelsea in a Premier League London derby on Sunday with pressure already on the Gunners to cause an upset.

Mikel Arteta’s side have had something of a frustrating transfer window despite the £50m arrival of Ben White, and stumbled into the new season with a 2-0 opening-day defeat at newly-promoted Brentford.

The performance and result set alarm bells ringing, and Arsenal must pick themsleves up quickly if they are to better last season’s eighth-placed finish.

As for Chelsea, the Champions League holders are expected to be serious title contenders this term - especially after re-signing £97.5m Romelu Lukaku. The Blues brushed off Crystal Palace 3-0 last weekend, and Thomas Tuchel will be confident of three more points in north London... but anything can happen in a derby.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Arsenal vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 4:30pm BST kick-off on Sunday, August 22, 2021.

The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium.

Where to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea

TV channel: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the website or Sky Go.

Arsenal vs Chelsea team news

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette both missed the trip to Brentford due to illness, and Arteta is unsure whether the forwards will be available for this weekend.

Eddie Nketiah would have been an option, but he is out with an ankle injury, while Thomas Partey (ankle) and Gabriel (knee) are also sidelined.

Folarin Balogun struggled in leading the line at Brentford, and Arteta could be tempted to deploy Gabriel Martinelli up top with Bukayo Saka coming on in the flank.

As for Chelsea, club-record signing Lukaku has declared himself fit to face the Gunners, with the only question mark over whether he will start or come off the bench for his second debut for the Blues.

N’Golo Kante should be back from an ankle injury, though Ruben Loftus-Cheek is out after testing positive for Covid-19 - and Hakim Ziyech is recovering from the shoulder injury he picked up in the Super Cup win.

Trevoh Chalobah has started the season well with a memorable goal against Palace, and could start once again here - though Tuchel may be tempted to bring Thiago Silva back in for his experience.

On paper, Chelsea are firm favourites for this derby - but given Arsenal won both meetings last season, it is unwise to back a comprehensive victory.

Much will depend on whether Aubemayeng and Lacazette are available, as Arsenal looked short of attacking ideas against Brentford in their absence.

Still, Chelsea will fancy their chances of a win with Lukaku likely to play some part.

Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Arsenal wins: 80

Draws: 58

Chelsea wins: 65

Arsenal won both League meetings last season, beating Chelsea 3-1 at home in December and leaving Stamford Bridge with a 1-0 victory in May.