Gy Neville has given his score prediction ahead of Chelsea against Arsenalar this weekend in the Premier League showdown.
The London rivals lock horns on Saturday evening at Stamford Bridge, with club football returning after the international break.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were building up some real momentum prior to the break, winning three games on the spin across all competitions. So can the Blues continue that in this weekend’s very tricky fixture?
Chelsea go into their next game 11th in the league table and knowing they’ve got to find consistency. Meanwhile, opponents Arsenal sit second in the league and are only behind leaders Tottenham on goal difference.
Gary Neville is predicting a score draw between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Bridge.
He suggests that the fact it’s the first game back straight after the international could be a factor.
“1-1, after the international break,” Neville said via The Overlap.
Remarkably, Chelsea have lost six of the previous seven meetings with Arsenal, so recent history certainly suggests that the latter go into Saturday as quite strong favourites to win the contest.
However, we believe that Pochettino is now starting to get a tune of this new-look Blues line-up.
There’s definitely the pace and quality in Chelsea’s forward areas to threaten any opposition’s defence. Of course, the one main issue with this team is being clinical and converting their chances when they come around. You’d suspect they’ll need to be a lot sharper than usual in front of goal to get any points against an in-form Arsenal.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has claimed he really wants to see Raheem Sterling start on Chelsea’s right wing versus Arsenal to exploit space, as quoted by Sky Sports.
Sterling, 28, has to be a big contender as a potential match-winner for the hosts. He’ll have been raring to go during this October international break after being overlooked for Gareth Southgate’s England squad yet again.
