Saturday’s late kick-off after the international break will see Arsenal travel to Chelsea.
Mikel Arteta’s men have quickly made it clear last year was not a fluke and they intend to be in the mix at the top of the Premier League.
After eight fixtures, the Gunners are joint-top with their North London rivals Tottenham on 20 points.
Arsenal went into the break following a momentous 1-0 win over champions Manchester City at the Emirates.
City had pipped them to the title last season, despite Arsenal sitting top for over 240 days.
But it would be important that they back up that victory with another statement performance at Stamford Bridge again.
Under Arteta, Arsenal have dominated the head-to-head duel with Chelsea and one of their most dominant performances of 2022/2023 campaign was on the Blues’ home turf.
However, Mauricio Pochettino’s men head into Saturday’s clash having won three straight.
Pochettino has endured a difficult start to life in west London, but his Chelsea outfit have shown distinct signs of improvement in recent weeks having struggled time and time again in the final third.
The ex-Tottenham boss will be keen to get one over Arsenal this weekend, perhaps restoring his reputation a little bit among Spurs supporters.
