Overview
- Arsenal and Chelsea meet at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 6 September with a 4:30pm BST kick-off and live TV on Sky Sports in the UK and USA Network with streaming via DIRECTV in the U.S.
- Both sides arrive unbeaten on six points; Arsenal have kept back-to-back clean sheets while Chelsea have won high‑scoring matches, 3-2 and 4-3, that exposed defensive frailties.
- Chelsea completed a major summer rebuild that includes the £117m signing Morgan Rogers and the £125m sale of Enzo Fernández to Manchester City, a change that has reshaped their midfield profile.
- Selection remains unsettled: William Saliba is a long-term absentee, Bruno Guimarães and Cristhian Mosquera were being assessed in the final training sessions, and Moisés Caicedo is a doubt after aggravating an injury.
- Bookmakers make Arsenal the favourites (examples published by bet365), and the match is viewed as an early barometer for the 2026/27 title race with Xabi Alonso helped by no European fixtures for Chelsea.