Arsenal Vs Chelsea Predicted Line-Ups And Prediction

Arsenal Vs Chelsea Predicted Line-Ups And Prediction

It`s going to be a good match for Arsenal fans who expect to see their favorite team crush a wounded Chelsea side that has yet to find any balance under Hiddink. Wenger really needs this win. Not only that Arsenal need the three points but they also need to prove that the game lost in September was a blip. Even though the statistics are not in the Gunners’ favor as Chelsea won 6 of their last 10 games, the North Londoners are favorites. It`s not someone could argue right now given the fact that The Blues are where they are and also given the great form showed by Arsenal’s lot.

The last Premier League game played at the Emirates ended in a goalless draw but it is hard to believe it will be the same this time. Arsenal are very strong up front and have a goal thirsty Alexis Sanchez returning to the pitch. With Ozil also back and Giroud in the top three scorers of this season, Courtois is bound to have his work cut out for him.


On the other side, Chelsea is struggling to find their form. With no players in the top 10 strikers of the season and with doubt cast over Hazard and Costa’s availability, it`s hard to figure out who other than Willian will pose a threat to Cech. If all goes well and Sanchez and Ozil are fit, the balance leans towards Arsenal. Looking at the line-ups from the previous games you could figure out what the game’s going to look like. Hopefully a Monreal, who is on top of his game and Sanchez will block Willian. Campbell and Bellerin are more than capable of dealing with Pedro. Ramsey and Flamini will single out Fabregas and that leaves Mikel and Matic who have little influence on the attack. The only worry is Flamini who could have trouble keeping up. It would be a good chance to see Elneny step in at least for 45 minutes. Here are the predicted line-ups and injury information regarding both teams.

Arsenal starting XI:

Cech; Bellerin; Mertesacker; Koscielny; Monreal; Ramsey; Flamini; Campbell; Ozil; Sanchez; Giroud.

Substitutes:

Ospina; Gibbs; Gabriel; Chambers; Elneny; Walcott; Oxlade-Chamberlain

Injured:

Coquelin; Welbeck; Cazorla; Wilshere

Chelsea Starting XI:

Courtois; Azpilicueta; Terry; Zouma; Ivanovic; Mikel; Matic; Pedro; Fabregas; Willian; Costa/Remy

Substitutes:

Begovic; Cahill; Ramires; Kenedy; Loftus-Cheek; Remy; Rahman.

Injured:

Hazard; Falcao

Prediction

We reckon the Gunners will pull off a hard fought 2-1 win ending the Chelsea hoodoo.