Chelsea host Arsenal in 2018/19 Premier League
Kick-off : 5:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea won the first game of their 2018/19 Premier League campaign with ease against Huddersfield Town and will now look to add another win to their kitty. The Blues have the home advantage and should look to make that count.
Chelsea know that Arsenal are a quality side and things won’t be easy against them but they will give their all. Chelsea are currently second in the points table behind Liverpool who have scored a goal more.
On the other hand, Arsenal suffered a 0-2 defeat in their first game of the current season at the hands of defending champions Manchester City. They will need to quickly improve.
The Gunners as a result are in the bottom half of the table. It’s not getting any easy for them either as it’s rivals Chelsea next away in the London derby. They know they will have to be at their best.
Both teams have been playing out draws in their recent encounters and it would be exciting to see what happens on Saturday.
Team news and possible line-ups
Stephan Lichsteiner is available for the Gunners for the weekend game and might play. While Laurent Koscielny and Danny Welbeck will both be not available as due to injuries.
As for Chelsea, Cesc Fabregas will be unavailable due to injury.
Arsenal XI : Leno, Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Müstafi, Lichsteiner, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang.
Chelsea XI : Kepa, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Lotus-Cheek, Willian, Pedro, Hazard.
Prediction
It’s difficult to choose one winner between two of world’s biggest clubs, may the best team on the day which commits less mistakes win.
