Arsenal V Chelsea: Europa League Final Preview And Betting Odds

Arsenal V Chelsea: Europa League Final Preview And Betting Odds

It’s no doubt Arsenal’s biggest game since the Champions League final in 2006, and with qualification for Europe’s premier competition at stake as well, the Europa League final against Chelsea should be hugely anticipated.

However, the issues surrounding UEFA’s choice to host the event in Baku have cast a long shadow over the showpiece event.


With Henrikh Mkhitaryan unable to travel because of the political situation in Azerbaijan, manager Unai Emery will be looking for others to step up to the plate on Wednesday.

In terms of injuries, the Gunners will be without five players for the final. Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) and Denis Suarez (groin) have both been ruled out while Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding are also out of contention with long-term knee injuries.

Konstantinos Mavropanos was not named in the travelling squad with the Greek defender having picked up a knock, but Danny Welbeck has been included.

The England international will likely be named on the bench for the final, despite last playing in November when he suffered a broken ankle against Sporting Lisbon.

For Chelsea, manager Maurizio Sarri has a number of injury concerns. N’Golo Kante is back in training following a hamstring injury but there are still doubts about his fitness.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi are both out with Achilles injuries, while Antonio Rudiger is still absent with a knee injury. Ethan Ampadu (back), Gary Cahill (Achilles) and Marco van Ginkel (knee) will also not feature.

At the bookmakers, Chelsea are currently slight favourites with Betfred having them at 7/5 to win. A draw after 90 minutes is 12/5 at Bet Victor while an Arsenal victory is currently 9/4 at Bet365.

Predicted Score – 2-1 to Arsenal

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.