Pre-match briefing: Chelsea v Arsenal - part one Key Stat Chelsea have had more shots on target and scored more goals than any other Premier League side. PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SCORERS Diego Costa 8 Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester) 5 Sergio Aguero (Man City) 4 Saido Berahino (West Brom) 4 Nacer Chadli (Tottenham) 4 Graziano Pelle (Southampton) 4 MOST PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS SCORED Chelsea 19, Everton 12, Man City 12, Arsenal 11, Man Utd 11, Southampton 11, Crystal Palace 10, West Ham 10, Hull 9, Leicester 9, Liverpool 8, Swansea 8, Tottenham 8, West Brom 7, Newcastle 5, Stoke 5, Sunderland 5, Aston Villa 4, QPR 4, Burnley 1 MOST PREMIER LEAGUE SHOTS ON TARGET Chelsea 40, Southampton 36, Arsenal 30, Liverpool 30, West Ham 30, Man City 29, Everton 27, Man Utd 27, Crystal Palace 25, Hull 23 MOST PREMIER LEAGUE FOULS WON Arsenal 82, Sunderland 79, Everton 78, Liverpool 71, Man Utd 68, Swansea 68, Burnley 66, Newcastle 64, QPR 64, West Ham 64. (Chelsea 59) FEWEST PREMIER LEAGUE TACKLES LOST Chelsea 15, Everton 18, Swansea 19, Newcastle 20, Aston Villa 23, Hull 25, Tottenham 25, West Brom 25, West Ham 25 : CHELSEA BY NUMBERS Chelsea have kept nine clean sheets in our last 11 Barclays Premier League games at Stamford Bridge. We have gained six points from losing positions this season. Only Arsenal can match that. Diego Costa has scored eight goals in his first six Premier League appearances. Micky Quinn with 10 is the only player to score more. Jose Mourinho ’s side have lost the fewest tackles (15) of any team in the Premier League. Premier League scorers 19 Diego Costa 8, Ivanovic 2, Schurrle 2, Hazard 1, Matic 1, Oscar 1, Ramires 1, Remy 1, Willian 1, own goal 1 Premier League shots on target 40 Diego Costa 15, Hazard 4, Ivanovic 4, Oscar 4, Willian 4, Fabregas 2, Schurrle 2, Cahill 1, Matic 1, Ramires 1, Remy 1, Terry 1 Opponents’ shots on target 19 Premier League shots off target 34 Ivanovic 6, Schurrle 6, Oscar 5, Diego Costa 3, Ramires 3, Willian 3, Drogba 2, Remy 2, Fabregas 1, Hazard 1, Salah 1, Terry 1 Opponents’ shots off target 31 Premier League blocked shots 29 Schurrle 7, Fabregas 6, Oscar 4, Diego Costa 3, Cahill 2, Hazard 2, Ivanovic 2, Ramires 2, Matic 1 Defensive blocks 15 Cahill 7, Terry 6, Azpilicueta 1, Matic 1 MILESTONES If selected, Cesar Azpilicueta will make his 100th appearance and Willian his 50th for Chelsea. ARSENAL BY NUMBERS Formed 1886 Major trophies 13 League championships, last in 2004 11 FA Cups, last in 2014 2 League Cups, last in 1993 13 FA Charity/Community Shields (1 shared), last in 2014 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994 1 Fairs Cup in 1970 Last season Premier League - fourth Champions League - round of 16 FA Cup - winners Capital One Cup - fourth round Premier League scorers (11) Ramsey 2, Sanchez 2, Giroud 1, Koscielny 1, Ozil 1, Oxlade- Chamberlain 1, Welbeck 1, Wilshere 1, own goal 1. Premier League assists (7) Cazorla 1, Monreal 1, Ozil 1, Ramsey 1, Sanchez 1, Welbeck 1, Wilshire 1 Premier League shots on target (30) Ramsey 5, Welbeck 5, Sanchez 4, Ozil 3, Wilshire 3, Giroud 2, Oxlade- Chamberlain 2, Sanogo 2, Cazorla 1, Debuchy 1, Koscielny 1, Mertesacker 1 ARSENAL’S MAJOR SUMMER MOVES Ins Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona, £30m), Calum Chambers (Southampton, £16m), Danny Welbeck (Man Utd, £16m), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle, £12m), David Ospina (Nice, £3m) Outs Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona, £15m), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea, free), Bacary Sagna (Man City, free), Nicklas Bendtner (released, now Wolfsburg), Thomas Eisfeld (Fulham, undisclosed), Carl Jenkinson (West Ham, loan), Ryo Miyaichi (Twente, loan), Nicholas Yennaris (Brentford, undisclosed), Johan Djourou (Hamburg, undisclosed). THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE The referee is Martin Atkinson. His most recent Chelsea game was our 2-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield in April. OTHERWISE ENGAGED There are no suspensions.
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