Arsenal will be hoping to cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League when the giants meet in the London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal remain the best team to watch in the Premiership in terms of their style of play, but it is Chelsea who are blazing the way at the summit of the Premier League and remain the team to beat this season.
Two of the most well-respected foreign managers in the Premiership in the form of Arsene Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti will lock horns as Arsenal look to close the gap at the top of the table.
The Gunners have shown plenty of potential in the Premiership this season and will put their 100% home record on the line. A goal difference of 16 at home shows just how dominant they have been at the Emirates this season.
Arsene Wenger is also likely to be aware that his side have taken just four wins from their last 19 meetings with main rivals Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham.
Arsenal's chances of improving that disappointing record could rest on the shoulders of Andrey Arshavin, with the Russian playmaker proving to be something of a lucky charm.
He has started 20 Premier League games since joining the club, winning 14 and losing just one, while the Gunners have lost three of the five matches he has not started.
Arsenal will be without left-back Kieran Gibbs, who suffered a fractured metatarsal in the Champions League win over Standard Liege in midweek.
William Gallas is expected to be fit after suffering a blow to the head in the same match, while Theo Walcott is pushing for a starting berth.
For all the silky football and attacking flair, the Gunner's Premier League title will remain elusive unless they avoid making sloppy mistakes. A surprise defeat at Sunderland - the first in more than two months - has left Arsenal eight points adrift of Chelsea going into Sunday's match against the league leader.
Chelsea have been in great form this season but if they do have one vulnerability it is their Premiership matches away from home. Defeats at Wigan and Aston Villa are the only blemishes in an excellent Premier League campaign to date and they are currently on a run of 4 straight Premiership victories.
Chelsea have been boosted by a fully fit Frank Lampard ahead of their clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Lampard has recovered from a thigh injury sustained on England duty but despite flying to Serbia for placenta treatment, Chelsea have confirmed the midfielder only underwent standard massage therapy.
Jose Bosingwa (knee) remains sidelined for the Blues but Michael Essien has shaken off a knee injury to be included in the squad.
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