Chelsea vs Arsenal: Latest team news, predicted lineups and injuries

Mikel Arteta volition beryllium tempted to bring Martin Odegaard backmost into his starting XI erstwhile Arsenal instrumentality connected Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge this weekend.

After being sidelined for 3 months with a ‘significant’ ankle injury, the Gunners skipper made his long-awaited instrumentality disconnected the seat in the Champions League against Inter Milan connected Tuesday night.

Odegaard entered the fray for the last minutes astatine San Siro connected a nighttime wherever Arsenal again lacked a originative spark.

In an perfect world, Arteta would possibly similar to easiness his skipper backmost successful aft an extended lay-off. But needs indispensable with his broadside connected a tally of nary wins successful their past 3 Premier League outings and 2 defeats connected the roadworthy successful the past 5 days.

Declan Rice missed the travel to Italy with a breached toe, remaining successful London to acquisition further assessment.

Arsenal were hopeful earlier this week it would not regularisation him retired of the travel to westbound London with latest reports present claiming the midfielder is acceptable to play done the symptom obstruction connected Sunday.

Kai Havertz was forced disconnected precocious connected against Inter, near with humor pouring from his caput aft a clash of heads with Yann Bisseck.

While the German did necessitate stitches, Arteta was hopeful helium excessively volition beryllium acceptable for Sunday.

Riccardo Calafiori was ruled retired ‘for a fewer weeks’ successful precocious October and is expected to beryllium unavailable again this play with Takeshiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney besides inactive sidelined.

Raheem Sterling meantime volition beryllium ineligible to look his erstwhile club.

As has go the norm, it was each alteration for Chelsea successful the Europa Conference League midweek with Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Enzo Fernandez backmost successful the broadside for their thumping 8-0 triumph implicit Armenian outfit Noah.

Chelsea’s biggest interest is Cole Palmer who has not returned to grooming this week as a effect of the rash situation helium received from Lisandro Martinez astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.

Enzo Maresca volition beryllium hopeful that a week of remainder volition person resolved the issue.

Jadon Sancho is besides a uncertainty with the winger recovering from illness, according to his manager. The winger shared an Instagram update connected Thursday suggesting helium is dealing with a abstracted wounded contented that could forestall him from returning this play against the Gunners.

Arsenal predicted XI to look Chelsea

Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Odegaard, Partey, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Chelsea predicted XI to look Arsenal

Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, James, Caicedo, Lavia, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Where to ticker Chelsea vs Arsenal? Kick-off clip and TV channel

Chelsea vs Arsenal United kicks disconnected astatine 4:30pm connected Sunday, 10 November.

Live sum is disposable connected Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with a unrecorded watercourse disposable connected the Sky Go app and NOW TV.

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