Arsenal vs Chelsea: Match Preview and Predicted Starting XI

Arsenal vs Chelsea: Match Preview and Predicted Starting XI

Arsenal will be hosting Chelsea in a must-win match at the Emirates Stadium in the week 23 English Premier League fixture.

The Gooners will be hoping to win the match to close in on fourth-placed Chelsea while Chelsea also need a win to close in on third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal who have been struggling lately have dropped several points since December while Chelsea have not been consistent as well.

There are only 7 points between the Tottenham who are currently third on the log and Manchester United who are sixth on the table. The race for the top 4 finish is getting tighter and the game between Arsenal and the Blues will have a long way to go to determine how ready both teams are for the top 4 finish.

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Unai Emery’s men will hope and work hard to bounce back from their defeat to West Ham United in their last EPL match while Sarri’s men will try as much as they can to get a much-needed win but will be satisfied with a draw.

Chelsea was triumphant in the first meeting of both teams at the early part of the season. The Blues won the game by 3 goals to 2 at the Stamford Bridge.

Current Form

Arsenal: DLWWL

Chelsea: LWWDW

Predicted starting XI

Arsenal:

Sokratis

Laurent Koscielny

Alexandre Lacazette

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Alex Iwobi

Bernd Leno

Shkodran Mustafi

Matteo Guendouzi

Sead Kolasinac

Granit Xhaka

Chelsea:

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Kepa Arrizabalaga

Antonio Rudiger

Marcos Alonso

Jorginho

N’Golo Kante

Hazard

Pedro

Mateo Kovacic

Willian

Cesar Azpilicueta

David Luiz

Kickoff: Saturday, January 19th 2019 by 6:30 PM Nigerian time.

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