EPL: Statistics: Arsenal vs Chelsea

The Gunners can close in on Chelsea if they manage to beat them at the Emirates on Sunday in EPL

         Head-to-head

• This is going to be the 170th game between these sides in all competitions
• Arseanal have beaten Chelsea 0n 66 occasions, with Chelsea winning 55 and 48 matches ended in draws
• Arsenal have failed to score in any of their last four meetings with Chelsea (in all competitions). They have conceded 10 in those four games.
• They have won just two of their last 12 league clashes with Chelsea (D2 L8).
• The Gunners' last home win over Chelsea was back in 2010. Since then, there have been two 0-0 draws and a 2-1 defeat in the Premier League, along with a 2-0 League Cup defeat.
• In the reverse fixture against the Blues back in October, Arsenal failed to have a shot on target for the first time in a Premier League match since September 2003.
• Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is yet to beat Mourinho in 12 meetings ahead of his side's top-of-the-table Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.

           Arsenal

• Arsenal are aiming for a ninth consecutive league victory. They have won their last 11 matches in all domestic competitions and their tally of 33 points in 2015 is higher than any other Premier League side.
• The Gunners are looking for a 10th consecutive league victory at the Emirates. They haven't dropped points at home since losing 2-1 to Manchester United on 22 November.
• It is over a year since Arsenal last failed to score in a league match at the Emirates - a 0-0 draw with Man Utd in February 2014.
• Arsene Wenger has lost just five competitive home games by a 3+ goal margin during his tenure as Arsenal manager; three of those have come against Chelsea.
• Olivier Giroud has scored 10 goals in his last 12 matches in all competitions.

           Chelsea

• Chelsea are looking for a fifth consecutive Premier League victory, which would be their best winning run of the season.
• The Blues are aiming for a sixth consecutive away victory in the top flight. The last time they dropped points away from home was also in north London - a 5-3 defeat at Tottenham on New Year's Day.
• Chelsea have scored in their last 19 league games - the only team to stop them scoring in any competition this season is Sunderland.
• Jose Mourinho has never lost as an opposition coach against Arsene Wenger in any competition (W7 D5 L0).
• Chelsea have scored first in all 20 of their games in all competitions in 2015.
• Cesc Fabregas has a league-high 16 Premier League assists this season. Only Thierry Henry (20 in 2002-03), Frank Lampard (18 in 2004-05) and Fabregas himself (17 in 2007-08) have ever registered more in a single Premier League campaign.