Chelsea vs Arsenal

As Arsenal go toe to toe with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, it has almost been forgotten how far ahead they are of some of their other ...

Arsenal went unbeaten as they won the Premier League in 2003-04 in his first season in England. They go into Sunday’s match in fine form and buoyed by Bukayo Saka recovering from an ankle knock last week. During the Russian billionaire’s time as Chelsea owner, Arsenal finished above the Blues just three times in 19 seasons. [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) sit 10 points back from the leaders and, should they lose to Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, they will be 13 points behind them a third of the way into the season. Like Abramovich, the Americans are ambitious, as their record £273million transfer spend in the summer shows. The Abramovich era showed how quickly things can change, though.