Chelsea are trying to avoid an unwanted 29-year streak against Arsenal after back-to-back defeats at Stamford Bridge

CHELSEA are looking to avoid an unwanted 29-year streak when they welcome Arsenal to Stamford Bridge tonight.

The Blues are still jubilant in the game Victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday earned them a spot in the FA Cup final.

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Now they can focus on cementing a third-place finish in the Premier League before taking on Liverpool at Wembley next month.

Even if many have the feeling that Thomas Tuchel’s side is coming into play Today’s London Derby as a favorite, skeptical Chelsea The fans know only too well that they lost their last two home games.

In their first game after the international break, they suffered a surprise 4-1 defeat by Brentford in the top flight.

And four days later, they were beaten 3-1 by a Karim Benzema-inspired Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 first leg.

Now they are trying to stop the rot and stop it successfully arsenal from condemning them to a third straight setback on home soil.

But if it’s Mikel Arteta’s top four chasing team that succeeds, then that would make undesirable history for the Blues.

It would be the first time since 1993 that they had lost three straight home games in all competitions.

And the third game of that run was also against Arsenal.

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Both Alan Smith and Ian Wright were top scorers on that day almost three decades ago.

However, Chelsea are also looking to record their first Premier League double against Arsenal since the 2015/16 season.

They triumphed 2-0 in the Emirates in August.