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Tom White

Europa League Final in numbers: Chelsea vs Arsenal - the vital statistics

Arsenal and Chelsea meet in next Wednesday's Europa League Final.

The all-London affair in Baku will be one of two all-English European finals this season, with Liverpool taking on Tottenham in Madrid on June 1 for the chance to lift the Champions League trophy.

Victory for Chelsea could well see Maurizio Sarri bow out of Stamford Bridge on a high, with the Italian coach's future uncertain despite guiding the Blues to a top-three Premier League finish along with offering the possibility of continental silverare in his first year in London.

As for Arsenal, it is win or bust in terms of their hopes of Champions League football next season, with the Gunners set for another year in the Europa League if they fall to the Blues.

Here is a look at the vital statistics as the two London clubs go head to head in Azerbaijan...

David Luiz previews Europa League final vs Arsenal

10 | Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud will face his former club in the final as the joint leading scorer in this year's competition, alongside Frankfurt's Luka Jovic. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has eight for Arsenal.

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32 | The Blues' goal tally in this season's competition, five short of Porto's all-time record from 2010-11. The Gunners are just three behind with 29.

11 | Wins for both teams in their 14 Europa League games apiece this season. Chelsea are unbeaten, with three draws including both legs of their semi-final with Eintracht Frankfurt.

5 | Arsenal's fifth-placed finish in the Premier League means victory in Baku is their only route into next season's Champions League.

3 | Unai Emery won a hat-trick of Europa League titles with Sevilla prior to his move to London.

0 | Wins for the Gunners in their six matches against other English sides in European competition. Their two draws and four losses include an aggregate defeat to Chelsea in the 2003-04 Champions League, a 1-1 draw followed by Wayne Bridge's winner in a 2-1 Chelsea success at Highbury.

560 | Goals in this year's competition, in 204 matches - a goal every 32 minutes.

2 | This is only the second all-English final in the Europa League or UEFA Cup. Tottenham beat Wolves 3-2 on aggregate in 1972's two-legged final.

3 | In the Europa League era, it is the third final between clubs from the same country. Porto beat Braga 1-0 in 2011 and Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 the following year.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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