Arsenal v Chelsea live: Premier League score and updates from London derby

11 mins: Chelsea win themselves a free kick inside the Arsenal final third.

Pedro Neto flicks the ball into the box and a deflection knocks the ball to Mamadou Sarr.

He tries to volley a shot at goal but miscues it and turns it wide instead.

Decent opportunity for Chelsea though.

8 mins: Shots at either end and neither is very good.

Cole Palmer takes the first one having drifted in from the left before firing wide.

At the other end, Martin Zubimendi gets the ball on the edge of the box and lifts his effort too high having lent back during his strike.

5 mins: What has gone on there?

Robert Sanchez pushes up to the edge of his own box and takes a heavy first touch after a back pass.

He almost loses it and has to throw himself on the floor to poke it across to his nearest teammate.

An awkward moment for the Chelsea goalkeeper.

3 mins: A poor pass from Piero Hincapie sees the left-back send the ball out of play and Chelsea recover possession.

The Gunners have beaten the Blues twice in recent times having won both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final played between the two teams.

Is today a chance for some redemption?

Declan Rice kicks off the game and pings the ball to David Raya who boots it over to the right side of the pitch.

A headed clearance sees the ball come back to Gabriel and he passes it back to Raya for another long ball forward.

The Gunners stride out onto the pitch knowing anything less than a win will be a huge advantage for Manchester City in the title race.

Chelsea though need three points to increase their hopes of winning a Champions League place after victories for Man Utd and Liverpool this weekend.

Which way will this one go? Kick off is up next…

Eberechi Eze has scored each of his last 11 Premier League goals in London, with all six of his goals for Arsenal this season coming in London derbies.

That’s the most ever by a player in a season without scoring outside of London derby games.

The last Gunners player with more derby goals in a season was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2018-19 (7).

Chelsea have received six Premier League red cards this season, more than any other club and their joint-most ever in a single season.

They saw Moisés Caicedo sent off against Arsenal earlier this season and have only received more reds against Liverpool (8) than the Gunners (7).

Chelsea have lost eight of their last nine away Premier League matches against sides starting the day top of the table, winning the other 2-1 against Man City in May 2021.

They’ve played nine away top-flight games against Arsenal when the Gunners are top and won just once – a 2-0 win in March 1948.

Only Tottenham Hotspur players (5) have made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League in 2026 than Arsenal’s (4), with 44% of the goals the Gunners have conceded this year coming from an error (4/9).