Chelsea travel to Arsenal for Sunday's early kickoff, looking to tighten their group on a top four finish.
The Blues will need to start fast against the Gunners, however. As such, here are the latest Chelsea first goalscorer odds.
Chelsea first goalscorer odds: our picks
Cole Palmer – 8/1
The player with comfortably the shortest odds to score an opening goal for the Blues at Emirates Stadium, is, of course, Cole Palmer.
Palmer has been an astounding success since signing last summer, but the England star has found it tougher going of late.
The 22-year-old is without a goal since he opened the scoring against Bournemouth all the way back on 14 January, nine games ago.
Palmer has clearly found life hard without the constant menacing presence of Nicolas Jackson ahead of him. The Senegalese striker's constant movement created ample space for Palmer to operate in.
This will be the former Manchester City attacking midfielder's first trip to Emirates Stadium as a senior pro, as he missed last season's fixture due to illness.
Christopher Nkunku – 19/2
Next up is Christopher Nkunku, who has seen his playing time increase in the absence of Jackson.
It has been to mixed effect, with the Frenchman scoring against a wretched Southampton side, but blanking in his other appearances since Jackson's injury.
Enzo Maresca will be hoping to see Nkunku capture some of his Europa Conference League form, where he has scored seven goals already this season.
Pedro Neto – 18/1
However, we think the best value option in this one is Pedro Neto.
Not only has the Portuguese started the last two Premier League games as a central striker for Chelsea, scoring once, but he even netted the opener against Arsenal back in November.
18/1 is a fantastic price for any striker to open the scoring, and though Arsenal have a mean defensive partnership of William Saliba and Gabriel, but the Gunners are without a clean sheet in three matches now.
Marc Cucurella – 66/1
After scoring just one goal in his first two seasons at Stamford Bridge, Marc Cucurella has discovered his goalscoring touch this season, with five goals already.
The Spanish left-back's goals have come in big moments too, such as his late winner against Leicester last week, which was also the opening goal. Could he do it again against Arsenal?
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