Arsenal vs Chelsea: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Fresh from thrashing arch-rivals Tottenham 4-1 again, the Gunners now return home looking for another statement result to show that their title charge is well and truly back on track after another recent wobble.

The gap to second-place Manchester City – who have a game in hand – could be whittled down to just two points by the time Arsenal take to the pitch on Sunday, with their closest rivals in action away at Leeds on Saturday evening.

Chelsea continue to concede late goals and their disciplinary record remains a key talking point as they sit fifth going into the weekend, three points behind fourth-place Manchester United and level with Liverpool in sixth as they enter a tricky run of fixtures.

Arsenal vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 4:30pm GMT kick-off on Sunday March 1, 2026.

The match will take place at the Emirates Stadium in north London.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage begins at 3:30pm GMT on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri and Dom Smith at the ground.

Mikel Merino is a long-term absentee after foot surgery and Max Dowman will play for the Under-21s on Friday following an ankle ligament issue.

Marc Cucurella is still out along with Jamie Gittens and Levi Colwill, while Filip Jorgensen has also yet to return.

After Rosenior’s tactics in the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg trip to the Emirates proved so divisive, it will be fascinating to see how he approaches this one.

On that occasion, Chelsea successfully stifled Arsenal’s ambition for the most part and looked to blunt their famed set-piece prowess, but crucially lacked their own goal threat despite the onus being on them to score as the second-half introductions of Cole Palmer and Estevao failed to pay off.

“That’s the reality of my job. If you lose games you will be criticised and if you win, you are a genius. It’s usually somewhere in between.”

If that’s how Chelsea played at the Emirates when behind in a semi-final tie, it seems unlikely that they will show too much more adventure in a league game and no doubt the onus will once again be on keeping things as tight as possible defensively and trying to exploit any counter-attacking opportunities that come their way across the 90 minutes.

But despite a generally positive start to life under Rosenior, leaking cheap late goals is becoming a nasty habit and they are still yet to fix their dire issues with discipline.

It may not be particularly pretty, but confident Arsenal should have enough to get the job done again here – albeit in less convincing fashion than against sorry Spurs.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie last month, before a last-gasp 1-0 win at home sealed a 4-2 aggregate victory and a Wembley date with Manchester City in March.

Chelsea have not beaten Arsenal in any competition since a 2-0 league triumph under Thomas Tuchel at the Emirates in August 2021 – a run of 10 matches.

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).