Unai Emery vs Chelsea: Arsenal boss has point to prove against Blues this weekend

Unai Emery vs Chelsea: Arsenal boss has point to prove against Blues this weekend
Arsenal boss Unai Emery will be hoping its fourth time lucky against Chelsea this weekend.Emerys Gunners welcome their London rivals to the Emirates on Saturday evening in the showpiece game of the Premier League weekend.GETTY4

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has point to prove against Chelsea this weekend

The north Londoners have struggled for consistent form in recent weeks and need a win to keep pace with the top-flights top four.But Emery may have extra determination to beat the Blues as he has failed to do so in his managerial career to date.The Spaniard has faced Chelsea three times in his career so far, twice as Valencia boss in 2011 and a third time earlier this season.

Unai Emery vs Chelsea

Valencia 1 Chelsea 1 Champions League Group Stage, 28 September 2011Valencias first home game of the 2011/12 Champions League saw Chelsea travel to the Mestalla for their Group E tie.Frank Lampard put the Blues ahead before Roberto Soldado equalised with three minutes remaining.4

Unai Emery’s Valencia drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the Champions League in September 2011

Chelsea 3 Valencia 0 Champions League Group Stage, 6 December 2011The corresponding fixture was an easy affair for Chelsea after Didier Drogba scored within three minutes.Ramires doubled the Blues lead before Drogba struck again.Roberto Di Matteos side went on to win the competition that year, beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the final.4

Unai Emery’s Valencia lost 3-0 to Chelsea in the Champions League in December 2011

Chelsea 3 Arsenal 2 Premier League, 18 August 2018In just Emerys second match in charge of Arsenal, Pedro and Alvaro Morata scored early for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi got the Gunners level before Marcos Alonso struck late on in a pulsating tie.4

Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 in the Premier League earlier this season

Recent Arsenal record vs Chelsea

The London rivals have faced each other 11 times over the last three seasons.Arsenal have won five times, Chelsea three and there have been three draws in those fixtures.The Gunners have claimed two Community Shield trophies against the Blues in the last few years and have enjoyed success in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.But Chelsea have had the better of their league fixtures including a top-flight double in the 2015/16 season.

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