Chelsea host Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night, with the Gunners desperate to get back to winning ways in their quest for a top-four place.
For Chelsea, they currently sit in an awkward position with the Blues all but guaranteed a top-four finish, but are too far behind the top two to be involved in a title race. On the other hand, Arsenal have been dealt a massive blow in their hunt for the Champions League places, with the Gunners having lost their last three Premier League games in a row.
Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup final on the weekend with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, meaning their hopes to end the season with a trophy are still alive. Arsenal lost 1-0 to an out of form Southampton, meaning Mikel Arteta's side now sit three points off fourth, with a game in hand.
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Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey are all missing for Arsenal, whilst Alexandre Lacazette may return to the squad after testing positive for Covid-19. Mateo Kovacic joins Chelsea's absentees Ben Chilwell, Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi after the Croatian picked up a knock against Palace on the weekend.
So, what line-up will both sides select? And, what could the final score be? We used FIFA 22 to get a score prediction for Chelsea vs Arsenal and this is what happened.
Chelsea vs Arsenal score predicted by simulation
We used kick-off mode in FIFA 22, but didn't select a team to control, we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself, to give us a score prediction.
And we predicted that Chelsea could set up in a 3-4-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Mendy; Christensen, Silva, Rudiger; James, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Havertz, Werner.
We predict that Arsenal could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ramsdale; Soares, White, Gabriel, Tavares; Odegaard, Lokonga, Xhaka; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
The game started evenly at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea looking dangerous, particularly down the left-hand side. The Blues took the lead after just three minutes, with Kai Havertz finishing off a well-worked team move.
Marcos Alonso beat Cedric Soares down the left before finding Mason Mount on the edge of the box. As the midfielder received the ball, Ben White rushed out to challenge him, leaving Havertz unmarked who received the ball off Mount and tucked his shot under Aaron Ramsdale.
The Chelsea pressure after the goal became relentless, with Arsenal struggling to break out of their half. The pressure paid off, and Chelsea were 2-0 up after 10 minutes.
Once again, Chelsea breezed down the left of the pitch, with Alonso linking up well with Timo Werner. As the defender found Werner in the box, the German flicked the ball into the feet of Mount, and the Englishman stroked his effort into the bottom corner.
Arsenal were really struggling to create any sort of chances in the first 45 minutes as the Blues entered the break with a 2-0 lead. As the second half began, The Gunners found themselves slowly creeping into the game, but a defensive error handed Chelsea a third goal with 20 minutes remaining.
An unsuccessful long ball made its way to Nuno Tavares, but instead of letting the ball run out for a goal-kick, the defender decided to keep it in and turn back into pressure. As the defender turned, Mount pressed the full-back into a scuffed clearance which fell into the path of Werner, and the German volleyed past Ramsdale from close range.
The goal seemed to cut out any hope Arsenal had left, with the Gunners playing without a striker after Eddie Nketiah limped off with an injury. Chelsea then made it four in the 89th minute, confirming the three points.
Werner was involved once again, this time as the provider as he skimmed past Soares and squared the ball to Lukaku inside the box. The substitute let the ball run across his body before side-footing his shot into the bottom corner.
The Gunners had struggled all game both defensively and in attack, with substitutes Emile Smith-Rowe and Nicolas Pepe looking the sharpest of the Gunners' attack. The latter managed to get on the scoresheet as Arteta's side pulled back a goal in the 94th minute.
After a loose pass in midfield, Martin Odegaard started an Arsenal counter-attack as the Gunners outnumbered the Chelsea backline. Tavares found Pepe inside the box with his back to goal, but a smart turn and finish from the winger saw his effort nestle in the bottom corner to wipe out the Chelsea clean sheet.
FIFA 22 predicted final score: Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal
Here are the full-time match stats:
FIFA 22 predicts that Chelsea's quality could prove too much for Arsenal to handle on Wednesday, with Mikel Arteta's side exposed on both wings for each goal. A lack of creativity up-front saw the Gunners create few chances as the Blues eased to victory.
What do you think the score will be? Let us know in the comments!
FIFA 22 is the latest game within EA's popular FIFA video game franchise, which was released worldwide on Friday, October 1, 2021. The game is available now on all platforms including Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia and PC.
