For Arsenal as a whole, the season turned out to be unsuccessful. It was not possible to get into the Champions League through the Europa League, as in the semifinals of the tournament the London club was eliminated from Villarreal. Chances of making it to the Europa League next season in the Premier League are lost, but the Gunners may still win the right to participate in the Conference League. The tournament situation at Arsenal is as follows. At the moment, Mikel Arteta’s wards are in ninth place. The London club scored 58 points by the last round. The Gunners are already four points behind the sixth position, but the distance from Everton and Tottenham is only one point. Considering the fact that Toffees play in the final round with Manchester City and Spurs with Leicester, there are chances to get ahead of the competition. Arsenal played last matches of the championship just fine. Mikel Arteta’s charges have defeated Newcastle (2:0), West Bromwich (3:1), Chelsea (1:0) and Crystal Palace (3:1). Of these matches, only the match with the WBA was at home. Before the duel with the blackbirds at their home arena, Londoners could not win three matches in a row. On the whole, the Gunners cannot boast of stable results at home in the current championship. Out of 18 confrontations with rivals at the home stadium, Arteta’s wards won seven, lost the same number of times and drew in four. Goalkeeper Matthew Ryan has no right to play against Brighton. Defender Hector Bellerin is injured. Questionable is David Louis.
For Chelsea, the match is key to the league. In the last round, Thomas Tuchel’s team beat Leicester at home and climbed to third place in the standings. The pensioners have 67 points. The London club is one point ahead of Liverpool and Leicester. There are several options to finish the championship in the top four. The most optimal of them is to beat Aston Villa and not bother how the Lersisides and the Foxes will play there. Chelsea may be happy with a draw if one of the competitors loses points. At the finish line in the Premier League, Chelsea have won five victories in the last seven rounds, lost to Arsenal (0: 1) and tied with Brighton (0: 0). It should be noted that the “pensioners” looked very decent on the road. On the rivals’ fields, the Blues have not lost eight matches in a row – six wins and two draws. Note that only in one match during this period Tuchel’s wards did not score. The participation in the match of defender Andreas Christensen and midfielders N’Golo Kante, Kai Havertz due to injuries is still in question. So, what is the accurate football predictions ?
