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2021/22 English Premier League
Matchday 2 of 38
Arsenal vs Chelsea
Emirates Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 22 August 2021
Kick-off is at 17:30
Arsenal and Chelsea will meet in what promises to be a high octane
2021/22 English Premier League match on Sunday.
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The Gunners ended last season with a string of wins to breathe some optimism into an overly dreadful campaign, but all those bad memories came flooding back for the Arsenal faithful on the opening weekend of the season. Arsenal were clueless in a 2-0 loss at newly-promoted Brentford and head coach Mikel Arteta had no real complaints in the aftermath.
"We started the season against a good opponent. I don’t think we deserved anything different," Arteta said. "They scored from a long throw-in and we didn’t have enough presence in the box.
"A lot of young boys were doing everything they can. For some of them it was the first experience in the league – that says a lot."
In contrast, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-0. The UEFA Champions League winners are also set to welcome Romelu Lukaku to their starting line-up in north London following his big-money return to Stamford Bridge.
"We expect Romelu to finish quarantine in time to be able to join the team training on Tuesday. We will try to prepare him to play against Arsenal and hopefully he can be on the pitch," said Blues manager Thomas Tuchel.
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Arsenal completed a league double over Chelsea last season. The Gunners beat the Blues 3-1 at Emirates Stadium before a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture.
Arsenal vs Chelsea head-to-head statistics:
Matches played: 184
Arsenal wins: 71
Chelsea wins: 61
Draws: 52
English Premier League fixtures, matchday 2
Saturday, 21 August 2021
13:30 -
Liverpool vs Burnley
16:00 - Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
16:00 -
Crystal Palace vs Brentford
16:00 -
Leeds United vs Everton
16:00 - Manchester City vs Norwich City
18:30 -
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford
Sunday, 22 August 2021
15:00 - Southampton vs Manchester United
15:00 -
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:30 - Arsenal vs Chelsea
Monday, 23 August 2021
21:00 -
West Ham United vs Leicester City
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