Chelsea vs Arsenal ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE 12BET Prediction 10/29 7:45PM GMT+8

 While they never considered each other primary rivals, as two of the top clubs in London there has always been strong needle between the fans dating back to the 1930s. The Arsenal and Chelsea rivalry has been more recently considered an important derby, after Chelsea's rise to the top class of the Premier League in 2000s, when the two started to compete constantly for the English championship. According to an internet survey of fans in December 2003, the Arsenal fans who responded to the survey said that they considered Chelsea as their third rival, after Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. Those Chelsea fans who responded to the survey said that they considered Arsenal as their main rival, however Tottenham and Fulham are their more traditional rivals.

 In 2006 the transfer of Ashley Cole from Arsenal to Chelsea further stoked the rivalry, as Cole had been caught meeting Chelsea officials months before.The 2007 Carling Cup final was one of the most noted incidents. The game was marred by a fracas involving Frank Lampard, Cesc Fàbregas and others that resulted in yellow cards for the two and three other players sent off, the supposed wrongful dismissal of Emmanuel Adebayor and incidents of Chelsea fans throwing celery at Arsenal players. This led the media to dub it the "Snarling Cup final".On December 27, 2010, Chelsea came into the Emirates having beaten Arsenal 5 times in a row by a goal differencial of 13–2. Arsenal were victorious upon the final whistle however by a score of 3–1.Overall, Arsenal have won the more games in history, having won 69 times to Chelsea's 54, with 51 draws (as of 3 October 2010).Arsenal's record win was a 5–1 victory in a First Division match at Stamford Bridge on November 29, 1930. Chelsea's record win was a 5–0 victory at Highbury in the League Cup on November 11, 1998.Didier Drogba of Chelsea holds the mark for the most derby goals with 13.