Arsenal is going to face Chelsea in an important English Premier League match on next Sunday. You know that both the teams are championship contenders and are going smoothly. So, the match is expected to be an exciting one. Arsenal vs Chelsea match will be held at the Arsenal home ground Emirates Stadium on 16 December. So, Arsenal will have home match advantage over Chelsea. Arsenal now leads in the point table with 37 points, just a point ahead of Manchester United. Chelsea has achieved 34 points and stands 3rd in the point table of English premier league 2007-2008. So, the match might bring out a change in the standing.
Arsenal started this season excellently. However, their recent performance is not satisfactory. They have suffered a humiliating defeat to Middlesbrough last match. This was the first defeat of Arsenal in English premier league in this season. Earlier this match, Arsenal had made a drawn against Newcastle United. Thus, Arsenal could achieve only one point from their last two English premier league matches. It is apparently clear that their recent performance does not go with their quality. So, the Gunners have to prove their worth against Chelsea in order to get their confidence back and to keep themselves atop in the league point table. It is a great chance for Arsenal to get back their English premier league title back since 2003-2004. At this moment, they have well presence in the championship race. So, Arsenal must try their best to get the best out of this advantage.
In contrast, Chelsea will also try to win the match to level with Arsenal in the point table. Chelsea has won their last match over Sunderland and thus they are now just two points behind Manchester United and just three points behind the league leader Arsenal. So, they must try their best to win the match and be ahead in the championship race. Chelsea lost their title last season to Manchester United. This time, they must be confident to get back the English premier league title. It is natural that Chelsea has become one of the most popular English clubs since the club was bought by Russian businessman Roman Abramovic. From then on, Chelsea started getting boost up with the signing of some star footballers. Chelsea won two back to back premiership titles in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
However, Chelseawill miss their inform striker Didier Drogba against Arsenal. He has undergone a knee surgery. So, it is expected that it will be a huge lose for Chelsea. Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko will replace him. Shevchenko is now in good form. In the last match, he scored once in Chelsea’s victory over Sunderland. Shevchenko is happy that coach has given him a chance to play. To him, the match against Arsenal will be very important and difficult game. Chelsea has some more quality players in the side including Captain Frank Lampard, midfielder Joe Cole, Claude Makelele, Shaun Wright-Phillipsetc. Among the forwards, they have Salomon Kalou, Claudio Pizarro besides Andriy Shevchenko are expected to appear against Arsenal. In the Chelsea defense, they have players like Ashley Cole, Ricardo Carvalho, Wayne Bridge, John Terry and some other talented players.
For Arsenal, they have also some injury problems. Arsenal may miss inform midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb and Cesc Fàbregas against Chelsea. So, it is expected that their will be a clear void in the Arsenal midfield. According to manager Arsene Wenger, midfielder Mathieu Flamini might be in the first line up to fill up the gap of these two players though Flamini is also recovering from his injury. Two other injured players Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby are also expected to be appear against Chelsea. Arsenal also has some key players including William Gallas, Tomas Rosicky, Gilberto Silva etc.
Now, the football fans are waiting to see an exciting match between these top two teams. I know that many of you will miss the match because of your personal or professional task though you are interested to. Now, I am giving some links of websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of Arsenal vs Chelsea match:
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