Match Day LIVE .
March Week 29
English Premsiehip League .
Arsenal vs Chelsea .
March 16, 2025 , Time : 1.30 pm.
Emirates Stadium , London
A Derby March Indeed .

Two English Premsiehip sides whose lot this season have been of struggling to maintain the status quo ante , Arsenal and Chelsea lock horns in a high profile derby match in North London , the typical fortress of the Gunners , this two sides have not been so good infront of goal lately with their performance in a couple of matches where they were expected to either close the gaps between them and the top three , rather it has been an ups and down affair .

Arsenal whose walls , being marshalled by flat footed defenders ,were further cracked last weekend via a Bruno Fernansdes goal against the Gunner s at Old Trafford , no thanks to David Raya who was not at his best .
Arsenal s toothless attack had little to respond except the late equaliser by Declan Rice which saved them the shame of another defeat .They only managed a point from Old Trafford .
Their dwindling premeishio league title fortune was widened with Liverpool beating Southampton , to widen the gap to 15 points from the league leaders .
Arteta and his army of Gunners will not be thinking of the title race this season , even a first four finish is in doubt for Arsenal who have not their last three matches in the EPL as well as a mere two wins in seven games in all competitions is a rarity for now coupled with their action packed 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven , proved vital with their earliest 7-1 win in Holland . This means their next opponent iis Relal Madird in the quarter finals , before that they must avoid a defeat in the domestic league for now as their current attack keeps shooting blank in every match .
After their arrival at the Emirates stadium , Guinness have not lost any successive deby match ., but their recent loss to West Ham is an eye opener , which is likely to haunt them today against Chelsea .

Chelsea on the other hand , have bags of misforunes , with heavy criticism against her Coach Maresca , due to Chelsea s passive style of play , they struggled to beat the Foxes as well as their European Conference League where a Marc Cucruerla s goal kept them alive against the foxes , their Copenhagen campaign in the Conference League was saved by a lone goal from Kierman Dashbury Hall
Though Chelsea are through to the quarter finals of the Conference League as well as their 4-0 Pummeling of Southampton , in the long run they have won 4 matches back to back but their style , prowess as well as discipline is in doubt as well as suspect .and their top four position is under serious threat if they don’t change their passive style of football lately .
Lucky for Chelsea , Man City faiked to win at Etihad yesterday after a 2-2 draw with high scoring and vastly improved Brighton and Hove Albion . Chelsea have been winless I their last six Premsiehip League matches versus the Gunners , despite their high value in November when they drew with Arsenal .

Gunners are not likely to make a change in their line up against Chelsea aa Takihiro Tomoyasi, , Bukoya Saka ,Kai Harvertz , Gabriel Jesus , and Raheem Sterling will be conspicuously absent today .
While Gabriel Martinelli pairs with Leandro Trossard where they are likely to alternate wings .

Chelsea s injury worries still persists as Nicholas Jackson will be absent , March Hulu , Noni Madueke , as well as Omar Kellyman still remain unfit for today’s encounter , plus suspended Mudyrk . Marlo Gusto may be available as well as Recce James fresh from England call up as well as Wesley Fofona .

Predictions .

We do not expect many goals today as the derby match between these two formidable foes will only enjoy plenty of football possessions without hitting the much needed target .

All the same we are going to be thrilled with their pukka play , preicise passes , as well as an indepth football prowess they have been known for , for years

Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Or 1-2 .

Happy Viewing , Happy Sunday

Uche Anaba.
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