By talal osman 

The race for the top spot in the English Premier League may take another turn when Chelsea meets Arsenal in a heated London derby on Sunday in the top match of the 13th round of the competition

Arsenal, who lead the standings with 29 points, 6 points ahead of their closest pursuer Chelsea, are heading to Stamford Bridge, the home of the blue team, with a lot of optimism and great confidence in their ability to end their long wait to win their first title in the prestigious competition since the 2003-2004 season, especially in light of their possession of a squad that is probably the strongest in Europe currently.

Spanish coach Mikel Arteta's team maintained its unbeaten record in its last 16 matches in various competitions, achieving 14 victories during that series.

After three consecutive years as runner-up, it seems that it is time for Arsenal to finally take the podium, and its great and well-deserved victory (3-1) over its guest Bayern Munich, the German League (Bundesliga) champion, on Wednesday, in the Champions League, was further evidence of its ability to win the biggest titles, not only the English Premier League, but perhaps «the Champions League» as well, which it has never won before.With the decline in the results of Liverpool (the defending champion), as well as Manchester City moving away from the top of the standings, Arsenal's title may be at stake in its upcoming match with Chelsea.

Stones and the surprise defeat to Bayer Leverkusen (E.B.a)Chelsea, who won the first edition of the Club World Cup in its modern format, which included 32 teams, last summer in the United States, has a list worth more than one billion dollars, which has strengthened the team's capabilities and ambitions to move forward in competing for the local league title this season.Italian Enzo Mariska, Chelsea coach, is only in his second season in the English Premier League, and has a squad that lacks experience, but the London team gave a distinguished performance this season, especially in its last match in the «Champions League», when it won (3-0) over its Spanish guest, Barcelona, last Tuesday in the British capital, London.Facing Arsenal will be a real test of Chelsea's potential and its ability to compete for the title that has been absent from its coffers since the 2016-2017 season.