Premier League Round 13 Schedule: Chelsea vs Arsenal

The fiery battle at Stamford Bridge promises to be the focus of round 13 of the 2025/26 Premier League.

After a slight slowdown due to the unfortunate 2-2 draw at Sunderland, Arsenal quickly regained their winning spirit, despite a busy and challenging schedule ahead.

The 4-1 win over Tottenham and the 3-1 thrashing of Bayern Munich showed that coach Mikel Arteta and his team are maintaining impressive stability.

The Gunners are currently considered one of the most in-form teams in Europe, but it should be noted that both of those victories came at the Emirates Stadium.

This weekend, Bukayo Saka and his teammates will have to travel to Stamford Bridge - where Chelsea is also at its peak.

Like their city rivals, The Blues are riding high on a run of two consecutive wins in the Premier League to move up to second place in the table, and have just had an explosive performance in beating Barcelona 3-0.

Not only is this London derby rich in tradition, it also has important implications for the championship race.

Chelsea are currently 6 points behind Arsenal and if they want to keep their hopes of competing for the top spot, coach Enzo Maresca and his team must aim for a win.

However, history does not favor the home team: in the last 8 encounters, Chelsea has not won any match, drawing 2 and losing 6.

While the two direct competitors are busy determining their rankings, Man City will likely take advantage of the opportunity to win all 3 points, when they only have to welcome newcomer Leeds at Etihad Stadium.

Regardless of the result of Super Sunday, a victory will help coach Pep Guardiola and his team come back strong in the championship race, and at the same time dispel the sadness of two recent consecutive defeats.

But compared to Man City, the situation of the two most traditional football teams in the foggy country - Liverpool and Man United - is much more worrying.

Liverpool have lost all three of their last three matches by a margin of three goals. This poor performance has forced the Anfield Board of Directors to hold an urgent meeting and has not ruled out the possibility of firing coach Arne Slot.

Many people believe that this weekend's away match at West Ham could be the Dutch coach's last.

For its part, Man United has not yet fallen into a deep crisis like Liverpool, but signs of instability still exist.

A series of 3 matches with only draws and losses shows that coach Ruben Amorim's adjustments have not brought about clear results.

The Red Devils will have to travel to Selhurst Park - where Crystal Palace are in good form with 5 unbeaten matches, including 4 wins.

Not only that, Man United is also at a disadvantage when in the last 4 confrontations with Crystal Palace, they have not won any match, lost 3 and only drawn 1.

With unconvincing away form since the start of the season (only 1 win, 4 draws, 2 losses), it is difficult for fans to expect Bruno Fernandes and his teammates to leave Selhurst Park with 3 full points.

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