Arsenal vs Chelsea looks set to be a fiery affair. Here are three yellow card tips for the big game.
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Arsenal vs Chelsea has produced plenty of cards in recent meetings, with the last six Premier League clashes between these sides seeing 6, 4, 4, 8, 6 and 6 cards respectively. That makes this a fixture that has consistently provided plenty of card potential, and there are a few players who stand out as particularly interesting candidates to be booked.
Chris Kavanagh is a welcome appointment on the cards front as well. This season, he's dished out five cards in his only top-flight appearance, while he averaged 4.2 cards per game in this division last term.
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Levi Colwill To Be Carded
Chelsea's biggest weakness is their man-to-man defending.
Arsenal are likely to target the right side, with Saka, Ødegaard and White looking to overload Colwill's side of the pitch. The Chelsea centre back will be required to come across and deal with these overloads, and he has shown before that he isn't afraid to make a rash challenge.
He didn't play much last season but in 24/25, Colwill started 35 games and picked up nine cards. He has already been carded for a rash challenge in the opening game against Fulham.
He was also carded in both appearances against Arsenal that season, committing a total of four fouls.
With Arsenal likely to repeatedly look to exploit that side of the pitch, Colwill could be forced into another difficult afternoon.
Gabriel Magalhães To Be Carded
Centre-backs have tended to find themselves in trouble against Chelsea. In their three games this season, an opposition centre-back has been carded, while going back to include last season, an opposition centre-back has been carded in seven of Chelsea's last nine games.
Gabriel Magalhães will also play with a new partner at the back, with Ezri Konsa expected to be thrown in at the deep end by Mikel Arteta this week, starting his first full game for the club.
The Brazilian was booked the last time these two sides met in the Premier League last season and should have his hands full today, with Alonso prioritising rapid transitions over prolonged possession.
Palmer's first-time through balls, Rogers' carrying and Pedro's movement can create overloads and 1v1s very quickly. Chelsea are likely to attack fast and receive the ball between the lines, drawing fouls in the process.
Against a new-look centre-back partnership, Chelsea will be keen to test Arsenal's defence, which could put Gabriel under plenty of pressure.
Ben White To Be Carded
Ben White has been carded in each of his last three appearances against Chelsea and faces another tricky matchup against Morgan Rogers and Chelsea's fluid attack.
Between Rogers, Palmer and Pedro, Chelsea's attacking trio have drawn 11 fouls across the two Premier League games they have played so far.
White has already committed two fouls against Man City and one against Coventry this season, and he could be tested again by Chelsea's pace and movement in the final third.
With Chelsea expected to attack quickly and look to isolate Arsenal's defenders, White could be forced into another foul-heavy afternoon.
