Arsenal scores a historic rout and remains undefeated in “Big Six” games in the Premier League | english football

Arsenal 5 x 0 Chelsea | Best moments | 29th round of the English Championship 2023/24

This was Arsenal’s biggest victory over Chelseain all competitions. The two teams have faced each other 209 times to date. Arsenal have come out on top in four of the last five derbies.

And this was Chelsea’s second worst defeat in the Premier League (only smaller than Manchester City’s 6-0 in 2019), and the worst in London in almost 40 years. (since 6-0 to Queens Park Rangers in 1986).

Arsenal had 27 shots in the game, compared to seven by Chelsea — who only hit the opponent’s goal once.

Arsenal now have four wins and four draws in eight games against teams from the “Big Six” of the English Championship. The “Big Six” is the group of six teams that are, theoretically, the strongest in the Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham.

• 3×1 Manchester United
• 2×2 Tottenham
• 1×0 Manchester City
• 2×2 Chelsea
• 1×1 Liverpool
• 3×1 Liverpool
• 0x0 Manchester City
• 5×0 Chelsea

Arsenal will have two more matches ahead of them within the “Big Six”: this weekend’s derby against Tottenham, and later the game against Manchester United. Liverpool and Manchester City have more commitments to fulfill.

• Arsenal – Tottenham (f), Bournemouth (c), Manchester United (f) and Everton (c)
• Liverpool – Everton (f), West Ham (f), Tottenham (c), Aston Villa (f) and Wolverhampton (c)
• Manchester City – Brighton (f), Nottingham Forest (f), Wolverhampton (c), Fulham (f), Tottenham (f) and West Ham (c)