Chelsea need five more wins in a row to break Arsenal’s incredible Premier League record
Blues' next five fixtures include away trips to Sunderland, Palace and Tottenham and home games against Stoke and Bournemouth
CHELSEA still need five more wins in a row to beat Arsenal's incredible 13-game winning streak.
Antonio Conte's side are on a hot streak of nine straight league wins which has catapulted them to the top of the Premier League.
However they are still way off Arsenal's grand total of 13 that they achieved in the 2001/02 season.
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Following a draw with Southampton, the Gunners won all of their remaining fixtures as they romped home to the Premier League title.
Chelsea will need to pick up three points at Sunderland and Crystal Palace before taking on both Bournemouth and Stoke at Stamford Bridge.
The decider to break the record could be a humdinger of a clash in the London derby at Tottenham on 4 January.
Manchester United won 11 straight games in both the 1999/2000 season and 2008/09 whilst Liverpool also matched that feat under Brendan Rodgers in 2013/14.
The most Chelsea have achieved is 10, coming in the title-winning campaign of 2005/06.
Winning streaks
Arsenal - 2001/02 - 13 wins
Man United - 1999/00 - 11 wins
Liverpool - 2013/14 - 11 wins
Man United - 2008/09 - 11 wins
Arsenal - 1997/98 - 10 wins
Chelsea - 2005/06 - 10 wins
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On signing the new deal the Chelsea defender said: ”I’m really happy to have signed a new contract. Since I arrived here my target was to progress as a player.
''This new contract gives me the chance to continue my relationship with the club, that's I wanted and obviously I'm really happy here."