Saturday 22nd March 2014: 12:45pm
It seems like you say this every time two of the top four meet, but this game REALLY will be pivotal in where the Premier League trophy ends up at the end of the season. If Chelsea win, they will go a whopping seven points ahead (albeit having played one or two games more than the rest). If Arsenal manage to get a result, the will be just one point behind the Blues as the race to the finish hots up.
You would not believe how hard this game has been to call...
Home advantage does for Chelsea
The gut feeling is that Chelsea will sneak this one in a tightly fought battle of the midfield. They are obviously favourites, at 10/11 with Paddy Power. The draw is 13/5 with Bet365, while Arsenal are out at 3/1 with SkyBet.
The Chelsea win by one goal is 14/5 with Ladbrokes which looks like an offer well worth getting on. Mourinho will play the game his way, and we all know what that means: tight defence and counterattacking. All the hallmarks of a one-goal swing.
Play it again, Sam
Given Olivier Giroud's recent ineptness in front of goal, we fancy a Chelsea player to open the scoring as well, and the resurgent Samuel Eto'o looks like a good bet. Any dodgy backpass will be ruthlessly charged down by the Cameroonian (as Spurs found out to their dismay), and Eto'o can be found at 5/1 with Coral to open the scoring.
Anytime Assist is a good one to play in this one as well with so many attacking midfielders on display: we like the look of Eden Hazard or Santi Cazorla at 13/5 and 10/3 respectively with Boylesports.
Lots of cards but lack of goals
We fancy it to be low-scoring in the goals section for this one, and under 2.5 goals is 3/4 with Betfair.
Plenty of cards looks a good bet as well, and over six points is 23/10 with William Hill. For a derby, that is very good odds indeed.
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