Head-to-Head
- Three of the last five meetings between these London rivals have been decided by a single goal or fewer
- Chelsea edged Arsenal 1-0 in the WSL clash in January 2025 while Arsenal won the League Cup final 1-0 after extra time in March 2024
Arsenal (home)
- Arsenal host Chelsea in the first of two UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final matches on Tuesday as the two London rivals face off in an eagerly anticipated clash for an English spot in the UWCL semi-finals
- Arsenal are fourth in the WSL table with 35 points from 16 games, two fewer than Chelsea in third, but with two games in hand on their rivals
Chelsea (away)
- Sonia Bompastor has given the Blues a more aggressive, pressing style in the early stages of the season and it has worked well with Chelsea winning the League Cup in March 2026
- They have been vulnerable to the best sides on occasion but a squad with depth and proven big-game mentality like Kerolin’s five-goal burst in February could cause Arsenal all sorts of problems on Tuesday
Key Players
- Arsenal have been on a tear, beating OH Leuven 7-1 on aggregate in their UWCL last-16 fixture
- Stina Blackstenius is the leading scorer and can be a big-game player, as she did in the 2025 final with the winner
- Chelsea’s Kerolin has been in goalscoring form, too, so we’ll have her on the team sheets to cover the pair
- The return of Beth Mead from injury is a huge boost and Caldentey pulls the strings in attack, having converted crucial spot-kicks this season
Betting Insights
The Gunners are the bookies’ favourites at 2.05 with Chelsea at 3.11 and the draw at 3.8 for this clash
Prediction
- The Over 2.5 goals market looks good at 1.75, but we’re going for Arsenal to win 2-1 in an open game with Chelsea capable of nicking a goal
- Squad rotation could play a factor, so both managers will be thinking about the return leg at Stamford Bridge when they set up their teams for this big European night
