Chelsea the value in exciting Monday night Football game

Jose Mourinho has never managed a team that has lost to a side managed by Arsene Wenger in their nine previous meetings and he wlll hope to keep this up Monday night when his Chelsea side take on Arsenal in the live Premier League game (20:00).

Arsenal know that a win at home to Chelsea will see them top the table on Christmas Day and bookmakers have them as 7/5 (BETVICTOR/paddy Power/william hill) favourites for the game. The Gunners are undefeated in their last seven Premier League home matches while Chelsea have won just one of their last four away games with this win coming at the Stadium of Light.

Chelsea will take heart from the recent record between these sides which has seen them lose just two of their last 11 meetings in all competitions and the Blues are 9/4 (bet365) to hand Arsenal a third straight defeat. Those who think that the game will end all square can back it to end that way at odds of 12/5 (GENERAL). I think there is little to choose between the two sides so odds of 13/10 (BETVICTOR/888 SPORT/unibet) on Chelsea in the draw no bet market look worth taking. The Blues won at the Emirates in the League Cup in October and although the sides will likely be different from that day you just get the impression that they are the side to trust in a pressure situation. A draw at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane already this season suggest that Chelsea will have the discipline and shape to get at least a point from this game. Olivier Giroud has netted ten goals this season with six of them coming at home and the Frenchman is 7/1 (CORAL) to score the opener while Aaron Ramsey who has eight for the season can be backed at 12/1 (GENERAL) to score first or 5/1 (william hill) to score anytime. Theo Walcott has five career goals against Chelsea and after netting a brace last weekend is 8/1 (paddy Power/ladbrokes/SPREADEX) to net the opener or 13/5 (paddy Power/SPREADEX) to net at anytime. Those looking for a Chelsea scorer will see that Fernando Torres is 11/4 (888 SPORT/unibet) to net at anytime and 8/1 with the same firms to score first. A better bet though might be Juan Mata who has scored in each of his four previous appearances against Arsenal and is 14/1 (SKYBET) to grab the opener and 5/1 (SKYBET/TOTESPORT) to grab a goal at anytime. The Spaniard will fancy his chances against an Arsenal backline that has shipped eight times in their last two games and missing key man Laurent Koscielny.

Chelsea games tend to involve goals with over 2.5 goals being scored in each of their last six Premier League games and the Blues have scored at least two goals in nine of their last 11 games against Arsenal in all competitions. The 4/5 (32 RED) on the game having over 2.5 goals looks a little short though especially considering the last four Arsenal home games have featured under 2.5 goals.

Those looking for a correct score bet on the game will see that the 1-1 draw is the favourite at 13/2 (BETVICTOR/william hill) while a 2-1 Arsenal victory is 9/1 (bet365/BETVICTOR) and the Gunners to win 1-0 is 19/2 (BETVICTOR). Those looking for Chelsea victory correct score bets can get the Blues to win 2-1 at 12/1 (bet365) while both bet365 and BETVICTOR are going a Chelsea 1-0 win at 12/1.

BEST OF THE BETS

GOLD: Chelsea to beat Arsenal draw no bet, 13/10 (BETVICTOR/888 SPORT/unibet)
SILVER: Juan Mata to score anytime v Arsenal, 5/1 (SKYBET/TOTESPORT)
BRONZE: Juan Mata to score first v Arsenal, 14/1 (SKYBET)

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