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Arsenal faces Chelsea in a crucial Premier League fixture this week. With only five games left, it's essential for Arsenal to win each one to maintain their position in the title race.

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Arsenal, currently leading the league, can't afford any mistakes in their upcoming match against Chelsea. Their recent 2-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers ended a three-game winless streak, which included two losses leading to their Champions League exit. A win over Chelsea would help salvage what has been a challenging April, reminiscent of last season's struggles during the same period. Arsenal aims to secure their 13th home league win of the season, aiming to bounce back from a recent disappointing 2-0 loss to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium, only their second home league defeat this season. Despite this setback, Arsenal has been prolific at home, scoring 38 goals in 14 league fixtures. In their last 24 home matches in the Premier League, they have failed to score at least two goals only four times. They will look to replicate last season's 3-1 victory over Chelsea. The reverse fixture saw Arsenal trailing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge until the 77th minute when they fought back to secure a dramatic 2-2 draw.


Chelsea still have hopes of returning to European football next season. Last week didn't have good news for them with the FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City. The defeat of four English sides in Europe also makes it very unlikely that there'll be five clubs from England in next season's Champions League. It looks as if a top-seven finish will get a club into the Europa Conference League next season. The Blues come into this game three points behind seventh-placed Manchester United with a better goal difference and this game in hand. They need to improve their away form in the final weeks of this season. They've only won five of their 15 away league fixtures with the last three all ending in score-draws. Even more frustrating is that they led in each of those matches. 


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P Pts
1 Liverpool
16 39
2 Chelsea
17 35
3 Arsenal
17 33
4 Forest
17 31
5 Bournemouth
17 28
6 Aston Villa
17 28
7 Man City
17 27
8 Newcastle
17 26
9 Fulham
17 25
10 Brighton
17 25
11 Tottenham
17 23
12 Brentford
17 23
13 Man Utd
17 22
14 West Ham
17 20
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16 16
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17 16
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17 14
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17 12
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