Until a few rounds ago, Arsenal had a perfect season. It seemed that they were very close to the title, they had a few points advantage, but thanks primarily to their poor results, as well as the great play of Manchester City, there was a change in the first place of the Premier League. They are on a streak of 4 matches without a win, and in the last match they were in a completely subordinate position in a very important match against Manchester City. The goal until the end of the season is quite clear, they have no right to make a mistake. At the moment they have 1 point less and 1 game more than City which seems unstoppable. City will have a potentially difficult match against Brighton by the end of the season and it seems that it will be very difficult for them to lose points. What Arsenal can hope for is the fatigue of their rivals, because they will also play the semifinals of the Champions League against Real Madrid. However, Arsenal is in such a position that they must achieve all the victories until the end, starting with this game. There is no doubt that the defeat against City was hard for them, but I am sure that Arteta managed to convince his players that everything is not over and that they have something to play for. The fans will definitely give their team huge support in the big city derby, and I believe that it will have a great impact on the motivation of the players. Of course, the desperate form of Chelsea, who is having a season to forget, is also helping them.

Firing Potter and returning Lampard to the bench, as could be expected, did not bring Chelsea anything good. Since his return, Chelsea have played 5 games and suffered all 5 defeats. A huge problem for them is that they play without a classic striker and in the last 7 matches they managed to score only 1 goal. In the last match against Brentford, Lampard performed the formation that has been talked about for days in England, which is perhaps the best indicator of the chaos currently reigning in the team. Azpilicueta and Chilwell were in the midfield, while Kante and Gallagher were behind the attacker, who have absolutely no experience in those positions. Brentford deservedly won that match 2-0 and they put Chelsea in a very uncomfortable situation. Although it sounds incredible and it is hard to believe in such a thing, Chelsea may find themselves in the danger zone until the end of the season. They have a very tough schedule and including this game they will play against Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle. In addition, they will play two games against teams that need points, Bournemouth and Nottingham. I believe that Chelsea has the quality to avoid such a scenario, but that information alone is enough to bring additional unrest into an already insecure team. An additional problem for them will be the absence of James and Koulibaly from the defense, as well as Mount from the midfield. All the burden in defense will fall on Thiago Silva, who will have big problems with Arsenal's very annoying attackers. Of course, they will have the support of Fofana and most likely Chalobah, but they don't inspire too much confidence either. Morale has fallen in both teams, but I honestly believe that Arsenal are not thinking about giving up the title fight just yet. A victory over a big rival, who is in huge trouble, would certainly contribute to their self-confidence before the very important end of the season.

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直到几轮比赛前，阿森纳还度过了一个完美的赛季。看起来他们离冠军很近了，他们有几分的优势，但主要由于他们糟糕的成绩，以及曼城的出色发挥，英超第一的位置发生了变化。他们已经连续4场比赛没有获胜，在上一场比赛中，他们在对阵曼城的一场非常重要的比赛中完全处于从属地位。赛季结束前的目标很明确，他们没有犯错的权利。目前他们比曼城少1分多1场，而曼城似乎势不可挡。在赛季末，曼城将面临一场与布莱顿的艰难比赛，对他们来说，丢分似乎是非常困难的。阿森纳所能期待的是对手的疲惫感，因为他们还将在欧冠半决赛对阵皇马。然而，阿森纳现在的处境是，他们必须取得所有的胜利，直到最后，从这场比赛开始。毫无疑问，对曼城的失败对他们来说是艰难的，但我确信阿尔特塔已经说服了他的球员，一切都还没有结束，他们还有奋斗的目标。球迷们肯定会在大城市德比中给予他们的球队巨大的支持，我相信这将对球员的动力产生很大的影响。当然，切尔西的绝望状态也帮助了他们，他们已经忘记了这个赛季。

正如人们所预料的那样，解雇波特，让兰帕德回到替补席上，并没有给切尔西带来任何好处。自从他回归后，切尔西踢了5场比赛，5场都是失利。对他们来说，一个巨大的问题是他们没有一个经典的前锋，在过去的7场比赛中，他们只进了1球。在上一场对阵布伦特福德的比赛中，兰帕德的阵型在英格兰已经被讨论了好几天，这也许是目前球队混乱的最好标志。阿斯皮利奎塔和奇尔维尔在中场，而坎特和加拉格尔在攻击手后面，他们在这些位置上完全没有经验。布伦特福德以2:0赢得了那场比赛，他们让切尔西陷入了一个非常不舒服的境地。虽然这听起来难以置信，也很难让人相信，但切尔西可能会发现自己在赛季结束前都处于危险地带。他们的赛程非常艰难，包括这场比赛，他们将对阵曼城、曼联和纽卡斯尔。此外，他们还将对阵两支需要积分的球队，伯恩茅斯和诺丁汉。我相信切尔西有能力避免这种情况的发生，但这条消息本身就足以给这支已经不稳定的球队带来更多的不安。另外一个问题是詹姆斯和库利巴利在后防线上的缺阵，以及芒特在中场的缺阵。所有防守的重担都落在蒂亚戈·席尔瓦身上，他将在阿森纳令人讨厌的攻击手面前遇到大麻烦。当然，他们将得到福法纳和最有可能的Chalobah的支持，但他们也没有激发太多的信心。两支球队的士气都下降了，但是我真的相信阿森纳还没有考虑放弃冠军争夺。在重要的赛季结束前，战胜陷入困境的劲敌，肯定会增强他们的自信心。