Arsenal vs Chelsea: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Arsenal vs Chelsea in the Premier League

• Moises Caicedo is tipped to commit two or more fouls, having been sent off in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

• Arsenal, having just beaten Tottenham in the second North London derby of the season, are tipped to either draw or win the game.

Ladbrokes brings you an in-depth match preview for Arsenal vs Chelsea including predictions, lineups and expert bet builder tips.

Arsenal are just three points ahead of Man City in the race to win the Premier League title, so every game is key for the Gunners to win.

Mikel Arteta's side may have drawn to Chelsea in the Premier League already this season, but they managed to beat the Blues in both of their Carabao Cup semi-final matches this year, so momentum is on their side.

• Fixture: Arsenal vs Chelsea

• Date: Sunday March 1, 2026

• Kick-off: 16:30 GMT

• Venue: Emirates Stadium

Our prediction: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea

Arsenal

Our predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya / Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie / Zubimendi, Rice, Eze / Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

Chelsea

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez / James, Chalobah, Badiashile, Gusto / Caicedo, Santos / Palmer, Fernandez, Neto / Pedro

The first tip in our Arsenal vs Chelsea bet builder is for Arsenal to either win or draw against the Blues on Sunday afternoon.

Chelsea haven't beaten Arsenal across the last ten games in all competitions, with the last win for Liam Rosenior's side coming in August 2021.

Arsenal may not have looked at their best in recent weeks, but they've still only lost three games all season. We're tipping Mikel Arteta's men to walk away from the Emirates Stadium with the minimum of a point, potentially even all three.

The first Arsenal vs Chelsea game of the season was built around the Declan Rice vs Moises Caicedo battle, given that both were arguably the standout midfielders of the campaign by that point.

The evening didn't go well for Caicedo on that front, with the young midfielder being sent off for a reckless challenge in the first half.

Caicedo is averaging over 1.5 fouls per game in the Premier League, so against the energetic Rice and technically brilliant Martin Zubimendi, we're expecting him to foul above his average.

Therefore, the second leg of our Arsenal vs Chelsea bet builder is for Caicedo to commit two or more fouls at the Emirates this weekend.

Two of the three Arsenal vs Chelsea games this season, across the Carabao Cup and Premier League, have resulted in fewer than three goals having been scored.

In fact, only once in the last five meetings between the two sides have over 2.5 goals been scored. All signs point towards this being a low-scoring affair.

Admittedly, Arsenal have been somewhat shaky as of late, conceding two goals to both Wolves and Tottenham. However, we expect them to be more assured defensively at home this weekend.

That, coupled with the fact that the Gunners aren't exactly the most potent attacking force, is why we're tipping under 2.5 goals to be scored.

When playing against Arsenal, stopping their defenders from scoring is arguably just as important as trying to thwart their attackers.

Gabriel is often, despite being a centre-back, Arsenal's most lethal threat in front of goal. That's evidenced by the fact that the Brazilian defender has three goals and three assists in 21 Premier League starts this season.

While we aren't tipping him to register a goal contribution, we do think that Arsenal will try their luck from set pieces, viewing that as a solid route to beating Chelsea this weekend.

As such, the final leg of our bet builder for Arsenal vs Chelsea features a tip of Gabriel to have at least one shot.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.