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Chelsea/ Arsenal

The look of total bemusement on Ashley Cole's face when the ref dared to give him a yellow card for a sending off offence tells you all you need to know. Here is a man who genuinely thinks he can do no wrong. He can prod his smelly fingers about a barmaid, and his beautiful wife will still forgive him, he can demand huge sums of money, and he will break taboos to get it. It's a worrying state of affairs, but one that is genuinely fitting at this time of year, when we celebrate the story of Judas.

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Chelsea
Last six: DWWLWW
Last six at home: WWWDWW
Last six at home league games: WDWWWD
Injuries: Cech (sprained ankle, no return date)
Suspensions: None

Arsenal
Last six: DDWDDD
Last six away: DWDLWL
Last six away league games: DDWWWD
Injuries: Diaby (calf muscle, 23 March), Rosicky (Knee, 23 March), Eduardo (Oct 2008)
Suspensions: None

Headline Trends

» Arsenal were the last team to win at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League – in February 2004 (2-1).

» Chelsea and Arsenal are the two teams in the entire Football League who are yet to lose at home this season.

» The last six meetings between the two in the Premier League have all seen under 2.5 goals.

Chelsea

» Chelsea have scored in the opening 45 minutes in six of their last seven home games.

» They have kept clean sheets in six of their last nine Premier League games.

» They have scored at least once in twelve of their last thirteen Premier League games.

» If Chelsea do lead at half-time don’t expect them to throw it away – on all seven occasions where they have been winning at half-time this season they have gone on to win the game.

» Looking for a likely scorer? Frank Lampard has seven goals in his last three games at Stamford Bridge and has opened the scoring in two of the last three Chelsea league games.

Arsenal

» chickendinner superfact: Arsenal haven’t scored before half-time in any of their last seven games in all competitions.

» That said, they have opened the scoring in the last four meetings between the two sides.

» On the two occasions that Arsenal have been level at the break away from home this season, they’ve ended up drawing at the final whistle.

Any other business

» Betting on bookings? The minimum amount of cards awarded in any of their last eight league meetings has been four.

» chickendinner superfact: Only once in the last nine years has one of the sides won by a margin greater than one in a Premier League game – that covers the last nineteen meetings.

20/03/08

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