Unai Emery probably couldn’t have imagined a tougher start to his reign as Arsenal boss, having hosted defending champions Manchester City on the opening weekend before having to travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea at 5:30pm the following Saturday.
| Arsenal failed to get on terms with Manchester City and struggled massively against the high press of Guardiola’s side. Frustratingly for Emery, Chelsea’s comfortable 3-0 win away to Huddersfield on the opening weekend suggests that Maurizio Sarri favours a similar style of play. |  |
The Blues, who are expected to welcome talisman Eden Hazard back into their starting XI are 4/5 (1.80) favourites with Bet365. Arsenal, who lost 7 of their last 8 away matches at the end of last season are 16/5 (4.20).
 | Chelsea’s £50million Summer signing Jorginho was among those to score in the opening game when converting from the penalty spot and the Brazilian midfielder is 10/1 with Bet365 to score first and 3/1 to score anytime. |
All odds correct as of 17:30
(17/08/2018)
(17/08/2018)
