Arsenal vs Chelsea
Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in the first London derby of the 2026/27 season, with kick-off provisionally set for Saturday 5 September (some fixture lists list this as Sunday 6 September — kick-off time subject to TV selection).
It's a fixture with fresh intrigue: Xabi Alonso takes his new Chelsea side to north London for the first time as a manager, facing Mikel Arteta — his childhood friend — in a competitive match for the first time. Arsenal go into the game as defending Premier League champions and unbeaten in their previous two meetings with Chelsea last season, while Alonso will be looking to make an early statement in his first Premier League campaign in charge of the Blues.
With both sides reshaping their squads over the summer, this early-season derby offers one of the first real tests of where Arsenal's title defence and Chelsea's new era under Alonso both stand.
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Arsenal vs Chelsea — Premier League London Derby
Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in the first London derby of the 2026/27 season, with kick-off provisionally set for Saturday 5 September (some fixture lists list this as Sunday 6 September — kick-off time subject to TV selection).
It's a fixture with fresh intrigue: Xabi Alonso takes his new Chelsea side to north London for the first time as a manager, facing Mikel Arteta — his childhood friend — in a competitive match for the first time. Arsenal go into the game as defending Premier League champions and unbeaten in their previous two meetings with Chelsea last season, while Alonso will be looking to make an early statement in his first Premier League campaign in charge of the Blues.
With both sides reshaping their squads over the summer, this early-season derby offers one of the first real tests of where Arsenal's title defence and Chelsea's new era under Alonso both stand.