The Christmas period is the busiest time in the English Premier League Calendar. It’s a gruelling period where in the span of the christmas week, teams have to play at least 3 times. This is where the men are separated from the boys and the bench players play a huge role in trying to make their teams as consistent as possible. Domestically, Chelsea is still sitting pretty at the top of the premiership table, albeit with a significant goal difference. Their closest rivals are equal on points and are the only team to have inflicted a loss on the former Champions. This Sunday, Chelsea meet their local rivals Aresnal. A rivalry that has brought the best and worst of the two to the point where some pundits are calling it a championship deciding game.
Despite fielding some of the most experienced players on the world stage, Chelsea have suffered more losses to Arsenal than any other premiership team. “The Gunners”, as their rivals are called are a group of young players who despite their lack of experience have sprung a couple of surprises this season. To write off Arsenal as a naive group is ill advised and there is no doubt their manager Arsene Wenger has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Most big games in the premiership hardly live up to the hype but with these two, the matches have always been end to end action, the last being a 3 goal thriller that had fans aliite too excited. Despite being inconsistent in their premirship campaign. Arsenal have qualified for the next round in the continental Championship, the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea are 10 points ahead of arsenal and a win would evidently crush their rivals hopes of winning the crown for 5 straight seasons. It’s going to a titanic clash this Sunday that can’t seem to come sooner.
