League Cup Preview: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Posted on October 29, 2013 by SoccerPunter

Arsenal vs Chelsea is a highly anticipated football match in England League Cup.

Both teams currently occupy the first and second spot of English Premier League table. The Gunners hold a two point lead over the Blues.

Arsene Wenger believes that tonight League Cup match against Chelsea will be a good test to prove to everyone that Arsenal have what it takes to challenge for title glory.

Taking into consideration their Premier League clash with Liverpool this Saturday, Arsenal may be forced rest some key players.

Jose Mourinho has lamented that the League Cup fixture is detrimental to Chelsea. They had played Manchester City last Sunday so Chelsea players had barely 48 hours of rest.

Although both Premier League teams are expected to rest players, they still want to win it out of fame and reputation.

The latest soccer odds shown that bookmakers have no clear favourites. UK bookie bet365 has Chelsea to win at 2.40. Whereas Marathonbet offers Arsenal to win at 3.25.

H2H stats reveal that Arsenal only managed to win twice at home against Chelsea out of the past ten meetings.