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Premier League | Gameweek 29
Mar 16, 2025 at 1.30pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Chelsea logo

Arsenal
1 - 0
Chelsea

Merino (20')
Magalhaes (54'), Partey (58'), Odegaard (65')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Colwill (30'), Neto (52'), Fofana (59')

The Match

Match Report

Mikel Merino's header is the difference as Arsenal strengthen their grip on second place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 victory over London rivals Chelsea.

Team News

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Sunday's Premier League London derby with Arsenal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's Premier League London derby with Arsenal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Arsenal 2-2 PSV
Wednesday, March 12 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Chelsea 1-0 Copenhagen
Thursday, March 13 at 8pm in Conference League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 60.53%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Chelsea had a probability of 19.02%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.97%) and 1-0 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.36%), while for a Chelsea win it was 1-2 (5.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Arsenal in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Arsenal.

Result
ArsenalDrawChelsea
60.53% (0.047000000000004 0.05)20.45% (0.0019999999999989 0)19.02% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Both teams to score 58.68% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.29% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)37.71% (0.080999999999996 0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.05% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)59.95% (0.088999999999999 0.09)
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.9% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)12.1% (0.014000000000001 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.35% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)37.65% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.76% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)33.24% (0.094999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.15% (-0.105 -0.11)69.85% (0.107 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Arsenal 60.53%
    Chelsea 19.02%
    Draw 20.45%
ArsenalDrawChelsea
2-1 @ 9.88% (0.0040000000000013 0)
2-0 @ 8.97% (0.026 0.03)
1-0 @ 8.49% (0.029 0.03)
3-1 @ 6.96% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 6.32% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.83% (-0.01 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.67% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-0 @ 3.34% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-2 @ 2.02% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.55% (-0.002 -0)
5-0 @ 1.41% (0.002 0)
Other @ 4.09%
Total : 60.53%
1-1 @ 9.36% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.44% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.02% (0.015 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.41% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 20.45%
1-2 @ 5.15% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
0-1 @ 4.43% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.44% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.89% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 19.02%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Arsenal
68.3%
Draw
14.7%
Chelsea
16.9%
278
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0-1
Arsenal
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