Arsène Wenger insists this is a derby against “direct rivals”, but there is little evidence to suggest last season’s champions will raise their game and disrupt the current leaders’ progress. Four of Chelsea’s six league wins this season have come against teams in the bottom eight, with the others against a Crystal Palace side on the turn and an Arsenal lineup reduced to nine men. That loss to José Mourinho in September will still rile Wenger, though the onus is now on Guus Hiddink to prove his unbeaten six-match tenure is no false dawn. Dominic Fifield
Kick-off Sunday 4pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Mark Clattenburg
This season G18, Y56, R3, 3.44 cards per game
Odds H 11-10 A 3-1 D 5-2
Arsenal
Subs from Ospina, Macey, Gibbs, Gabriel, Debuchy, Chambers, Elneny, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Walcott
Doubtful Özil (foot), Sánchez (hamstring)
Injured Coquelin (knee, 2 Feb), Welbeck, Cazorla, Wilshere (all knee, Mar)
Suspended None
Form WLWWDD Discipline Y21 R2
Leading scorer Giroud 12
Chelsea
Subs from Begovic, Amelia, Rahan, Cahill, Ramires, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Musonda, Traoré, Hazard, Rémy
Doubtful Costa (shin), Hazard (groin)
Injured Falcao (thigh, 27 Feb)
Suspended None
Form WDDWDD
Discipline Y35 R3
Leading scorer Costa 7
