LONDON — Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium in a big London derby as the title favorites and a recalibrated contender collide. Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso go way back, but their friendship will be put to one side for this clash as both teams aim to keep their 100 percent record to start the season.

Arsenal have taken a 2-0 lead over newly promoted Coventry City at halftime in the opening game of the 2026/27 Premier League season at the Emirates Stadium. The Arsenal vs Coventry goals have come from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka,

Arsenal vs Chelsea Score Updates, Premier League: Arsenal came back from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in their London derby encounter, thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.

An air of melancholy about Arsenal as some shellshocked faces litter the ground and the crowd at the red corner. Equally, it's all joy in the blue – these fans felt this joy 12 months ago, and are given a taste of it afresh in Budapest tonight.

Defending Premier League champions Arsenal face their first big test of the league season as they welcome unbeaten Chelsea to the Emirates on Sunday.

Arsenal needed to come from behind to win a breathless game 2-1 against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as Kai Havertz scored for the third time in the Premier League against his former club. Havertz netted midway through the first half to equalise after Morgan Rogers,

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Live coverage of Arsenal's clash against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light as Mikel Arteta looks to build on a perfect start to the new Premier League season.