Fixture: Arsenal vs Chelsea
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 17:30 (UK time)
Antonio Conte has confirmed his starting eleven and substitutes for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium later today.
With John Terry missing, Conte has again gone with the defensive combination of Gary Cahill and David Luiz. Cesc Fabregas will be making his first Premier League start of the season, and will have N’Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic as his midfielder partners.
Willian and Eden Hazard will hug the touchlines to provide the support to Diego Costa up front, and Conte also has the option of calling up forward Michy Batshuayi from the bench if needed. Oscar, Victor Moses and Pedro Rodriguez are the other attacking options the Chelsea manager has on the bench.
With Chelsea not winning their last two league games, Conte’s team are under pressure to get their season back on track with a win at the Emirates against their London rivals.
Chelsea Team vs Arsenal
Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian, Fabregas, Matic, Hazard; Diego Costa.
Substitutes: Begovic, Alonso, Chalobah, Oscar, Moses, Pedro, Batshuayi
