Arsenal vs Chelsea: Arsene Wenger’s Gunners haven’t beat the Blues since October 2011… a run of nine Premier League games
It's nearly five years since Arsenal battered Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge - and they haven't beaten Chelsea since
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ARSENAL host Chelsea on Saturday evening knowing that it has been almost FIVE YEARS since they beat their London rivals in the Premier League.
Their last win may have been a significant one but it's now nine Prem games since Arsenal beat Chelsea.
In fact, their poor record against the Blues stems all the way back to Roman Abramovich's arrival in west London.
In the 26 league matches the two clubs have played since the Russian's arrival in June 2003, Chelsea have won 13 of those games - exactly half.
Arsene Wenger - who celebrated TWO DECADES in charge of Arsenal - has won just six of those 26 games and there have been seven draws.
That's without mentioning that the Blues have won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, the Europa League and the Champions League in that time.
Arsenal have one title - Abramovich's first season - and two FA Cups in the same period.
There have been other embarrassments for Wenger at the hands of Chelsea.
ARSENAL VS CHELSEA SINCE ROMAN ABRAMOVICH ARRIVED
Jan 24 2016 - Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
Sep 19 2015 - Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Apr 26 2015 - Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
Oct 5 2014 - Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Mar 22 2014 - Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal
Dec 23 2013 - Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
Jan 20 2013 - Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
Sep 29 2012 - Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
Apr 21 2012 - Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
Oct 29 2011 - Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal
Dec 27 2010 - Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea
Oct 3 2010 - Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Feb 7 2010 - Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
Nov 29 2009 - Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea
May 10 2009 - Arsenal 1-4 Chelsea
Nov 30 2008 - Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
Mar 23 2008 - Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
Dec 16 2007 - Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
May 6 2007 - Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea
Dec 10 2006 - Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
Dec 18 2005 - Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
Aug 21 2005 - Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal
Apr 20 2005 - Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Dec 12 2004 - Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea
Feb 21 2004 - Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
Oct 18 2003 - Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
ARSENAL: 6
CHELSEA: 13
DRAWS: 7
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He 'celebrated' his 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal with a memorable 6-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues had three goals inside 20 minutes as Arsenal imploded on Wenger's anniversary.
Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle scored within seven minutes before Kieran Gibbs was sent off - mistakenly after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had handled on the line.
Oscar scored two and even Mohamed Salah got in on the act - just one of two goals in Blue.
Even last season, Chelsea's worst of the Abramovich era, the Blues were able to pick up six points against their rivals.
Arsenal were furious with Diego Costa after he clashed with Laurent Koscielny, leading to the French defender's sending off in September last year.
At the Emirates in January the Gunners also had another man sent off - this time it was Per Mertesacker for needlessly diving in on Costa.
There was, of course, the 2-0 Chelsea win in 2014 when Wenger and Mourinho got into a shoving match on the touchline.
At least their one win in the last give years was a memorable one, the 5-3 thrashing of Andre Villas-Boas' team in October 2011.
That game saw the Portuguese's high defensive line ruthlessly exploited by an impressive Arsenal team.
Chelsea had been leading at half-time but Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick - John Terry slipping over after a terrible pass from Florent Malouda - in Petr Cech's worst game for the Blues.
There was the Community Shield win last August as well.
A meaningless game but a sign of things to in what would turn out to be the worst four months of Jose Mourinho's professional career.
Antonio Conte makes his first trip to the Emirates on Saturday.
He'll be hoping to continue Chelsea's fine record against Arsenal.
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