Posted on: 07:39 Sun, 24 Jan 2016



Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates this
Sunday, so here are 10 match facts and stats
about both sides you ought to know (stats
courtesy of OPTA):

1. Arsenal have not scored in the last eight
hours and two minutes of Premier League
football against Chelsea.

2. If the Gunners fail to score against Chelsea it
will equal their longest run without a goal versus
any opponent in Premier League history (six
games v Liverpool 1997-2000).

3. Arsenal have won seven and lost none of their
last nine Premier League games at the Emirates,
conceding just four goals in that run.

4. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight
Premier League games against the Gunners (W5
D3), since Arsenal won 5-3 in October 2011.

5. Guus Hiddink inflicted Arsenal’s heaviest ever
Premier League defeat at the Emirates (4-1 to
Chelsea in May 2009).

6. Three of the last four Premier League
meetings between these two sides at the
Emirates have ended as 0-0 draws.

7. Coming in to match day 23, Chelsea are on
the longest current unbeaten run in the Premier
League (W2 D4).

8. Chelsea will be looking for their 50th all-time
league victory over Arsenal in this fixture – they
have only won 50+ league games against seven
other clubs (Arsenal have 61 wins & there have
been 47 draws).

9. Diego Costa has scored five goals in five
Chelsea appearances in all competitions under
Hiddink; this after netting four in 21 apps before
his arrival in 2015-16.

10. Eden Hazard is still yet to score for Chelsea
this season in any competition, recording three
assists in 27 games.