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Pundit predictions for Chelsea v Arsenal 2025- Merson, Sutton, Crouch

Here is a look at the Chelsea vs Arsenal predictions for Round 13 of the 2025/26 Premier League season from the big UK footy pundits. The Gunners currently lead the table, followed by the Blues (although they’ve been temporarily overtaken by Man City yesterday). Both teams had excellent performances in the Champions League in midweek- Chelsea beat Barcelona while Arsenal powered past Bayern.

chelsea vs arsenal 2025

Chris Sutton

Sutton was very impressed by Arsenal’s victory over Bayern, saying that they showed “they can beat any team any way”. Reckons that Arsenal will be too strong for the Blues and has gone for a 2-0 AFC win.

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Premier League Standings after 12 Games (2025-2026)- Everton above Liverpool FC in table!

This is the Premier League table as it stood after 12 games in the 2025/26 season. This log after GW12 saw Arsenal remain top of the table after their victory over arch rivals Spurs, with Eberechi Eze becoming only the fourth player to net a NLD hat trick.

Two surprising results- Liverpool losing at home to Nottm Forest, and Everton winning away at Man United, saw the Toffees move above the defending champions in the league table!

Premier League table after Week 12 (25-26 season)- Everton above LFC in standings

Premier League Table after 11 Games 2025-2026 season

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Bild L’Equipe Player Ratings Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich 2025 Champions League- Rice, Upamecano

Here is a look at the Arsenal vs Bayern Munich player ratings from their Champions League fixture on November 26, 2025 from the big German and European newspapers. The Gunners beat Bayern 3-1 and will face Chelsea this weekend domestically, with the Blues having beaten Barcelona 3-0 in their UCL clash.

Bild player ratings Arsenal vs Bayern Munich November 2025

(Note- German rating system, so 1 is a very good rating and 6 is a very bad rating)

German paper Bild had Declan Rice as the best player in this Arsenal v Bayern clash- the medio was the only player on either side to get that 1 rating. They thought Upamecano had an evening to forget (5 rating), as did Manuel Neuer and Konrad Laimer. On the Arsenal side, the lowest rating went to Lewis-Skelly.

Bild Player Ratings Arsenal 3-1 Bayern 2025

L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Bayern 3-1 2025

The French paper are notoriously harsh with their ratings, and Arsenal got a team rating of 6.1/10 from them, with no Gunners player managing more than a 7/10. They were appreciative of Arteta’s tactics- he got a 8/10 manager rating for this game v Bayern.

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