Chelsea visit Premier League title challengers Arsenal (Pictures: Getty)
Chris Sutton has revealed his prediction for title-chasing Arsenal’s crucial Premier League clash against London rivals Chelsea.
Current leaders Arsenal welcome Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night looking to extend their advantage at the top of the table.
The Gunners got their title charge back on track at the weekend, beating Wolves 2-0 following deflating defeats to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Arsenal are currently level on points with Liverpool with a superior goal difference and one ahead of Manchester City, who both play later in the week.
Chelsea are just ninth after a largely disappointing season but appear to be improving, thrashing Everton 6-0 a week ago and pushing Man City hard in their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.
Ex-Premier League striker Sutton believes this is a ‘really dangerous’ game for Arsenal, bidding to win their first title since 2004, and revealed his prediction in a column for BBC Sport.
‘Arsenal bounced back from a bad week really well against Wolves on Saturday and won comfortably, but Chelsea put in a good performance too despite losing their FA Cup semi-final to Manchester City,’ he said.
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‘This feels like a really dangerous game for the Gunners, and the rivalry between the two clubs is going to be a big factor as well.
‘Chelsea probably should have beaten them at Stamford Bridge in October but let a two-goal lead slip late on.
‘They are making progress under Mauricio Pochettino but they still have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot like they did that day.
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‘So, I am backing Arsenal to find a way of winning this one – although again it is going to be extremely close. Arsenal 2-1.’
Chelsea could be without star man Cole Palmer at the Emirates after Pochettino revealed he had missed training yesterday through illness.
Malo Gusto and Ben Chilwell are also doubts for the Blues, while Arsenal are assessing the fitness of Takehiro Tomiyasu after he missed Saturday’s victory at Wolves with a knock.
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