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- Having started Riccardo Calafiori at left-back at Manchester United last week, Mikel Arteta may bring Myles Lewis-Skelly into the XI in what could be the only Arsenal change for Sunday's welcome of Chelsea.
- The Gunners came through their midweek 2-2 draw with PSV unscathed, and have no fresh injury issues for the weekend.
- That means Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz remain the only confirmed absentees.
Chelsea- Reece James, Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku all started from the bench on Thursday night after passing late fitness tests, though only the latter pair may start here.
- That's because Enzo Maresca could be tempted to go with the same starting XI that beat Leicester last week, which would see Wesley Fofana start at right-back and Robert Sanchez keep his place between the sticks.
- Romeo Lavia, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Guiu and Noni Madueke all miss out due to injury, while Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+4'Chris Kavanagh is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.90+4'Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) attempts to find his teammate with a final pass from outside of the box, but one of the defenders clears the ball to safety.90+4'Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) was too forceful with his tackle and Chris Kavanagh interrupted the game to signal a free kick.90+1'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out.904 min. of stoppage-time to be played.90'Mikel Arteta has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) replacing Martin Odegaard.88'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared.86'Substitution. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) receives a signal from the referee and is now allowed to enter the pitch as Wesley Fofana walks off.86'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Benoit Badiashile departs the field of play to be replaced by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).85'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) rises above the opponent's defence and heads a precise cross towards the middle of the goal. His effort, however, is blocked by David Raya, who pulls off a comfortable save!82'Here is a change. Reece James is going off and Enzo Maresca gives the last tactical orders to Romeo Lavia (Chelsea).82'Half-chance! Declan Rice (Arsenal) plays a pass into the box, but Robert Sanchez reacts well to snuff out the attack.81'Handball by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).81'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) fails to beat the offside trap and the linesman puts his flag up.79'Mikel Arteta is forced to make a change. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is not able to carry on due to injury. He is replaced by Ethan Nwaneri.76'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) picks up an injury.76'Enzo Maresca has decided to substitute Christopher Nkunku and he is replaced by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).76'It's time for a substitution. Tyrique George (Chelsea) comes on in place of Jadon Sancho.74'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) outjumps his marker inside the box and heads the resulting corner way wide of the right post.74'Declan Rice (Arsenal) steps up to send the ball in.72'Declan Rice (Arsenal) takes the free kick from the edge of the box, but the defensive wall charges down the ball. The ball goes out of play. Arsenal are awarded a corner kick.70'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) knocks his opponent down with an over-the-top tackle. Arsenal win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.69'The ball is cleared after Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.66'The attendance is 60311.65'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) has tested the patience of referee Chris Kavanagh and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.65'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) gets on the end of a pass inside the box and produces a promising first-time shot towards the bottom right corner. His effort is blocked by Robert Sanchez with a brilliant diving save!63'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) strikes the ball towards goal, but it fails to reach the target after being well blocked by one of the defenders.61'The resulting corner, taken by Pedro Neto (Chelsea), comes to nothing.61'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) sends a wonderful cross from the corner kick. However, the defence works perfectly to clear the ball and avert the threat. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Chelsea.60'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) had a golden opportunity. He volleyed from point blank range towards the left side of the goal, but Robert Sanchez was alert and made an amazing save!59'It's a yellow card for Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).58'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) attempts to surprise the keeper with a nice shot, but it lacks more accuracy and goes way wide of the left post.58'Chris Kavanagh shows a yellow card to Thomas Partey (Arsenal) for his blatant foul.54'Gabriel (Arsenal) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Chris Kavanagh had an easy-decision to make.53'Nothing comes of the resulting corner from Declan Rice (Arsenal). The defence is alert and manages to cut it out.52'Whoa! Such gestures are commonly penalised and Pedro Neto (Chelsea) duly receives a yellow card.52'Chris Kavanagh interrupts the game for a tactical foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).50'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) tries to create a chance, but puts too much weight on his pass.49'The linesman raises his flag. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) is adjudged offside.48'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) takes the corner which is cleared.48'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence. Arsenal have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.47'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.46'The second half gets underway.45+3'The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match.45+2'A pass from Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is intercepted by Robert Sanchez and the move breaks down.45+1'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.45The fourth official shows 3 min. of added time.45'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.44'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) evades the challenge and decides to shoot from distance, but it was a poor decision as the ball balloons high over the bar.42'Chelsea are playing possession football and controlling the game at present. They are exchanging inch-perfect passes from player to player, making it difficult for the opposition to win the ball.41'The corner from Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is intercepted by the defence.40'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him. The linesman points to the corner flag, Chelsea are going to take it.38'Pedro Neto (Chelsea) takes the corner, but the goalkeeper jumps and gathers the ball.37'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) receives a quality pass inside the box and unleashes a first-time effort. His low effort towards the middle of the goal is saved by the goalkeeper. Chelsea have been awarded a corner kick.34'Martin Odegaard sprays a pass out to Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), but he produces a poor effort from inside the box which goes high over the bar.33'Thomas Partey (Arsenal) brings an opponent down and Chris Kavanagh interrupts the game.32'Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) hasn't suffered any serious injury which would see him leave the pitch. He's back in the game now.32'Looks like Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) is struggling after picking up a knock. Hopefully he can run it off.30'It must be a yellow card. It is. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) receives the caution after an awful tackle.28'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) attempts to find one of his teammates, but puts far too much on the pass and the chance is gone.27'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Chris Kavanagh no option but to blow his whistle.26'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) spanks one well wide of the left post from the edge of the box.24'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) looks relieved after the referee decides on no action against him after the VAR review.24'Wait! The referee makes the VAR signal and he's going to review that incident from earlier. This could be a red card for Wesley Fofana (Chelsea)! Let's see what he decides.23'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.22'Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Chris Kavanagh has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.20'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) outjumps the defence inside the six-yard box to meet the corner and scores with a great header into the left side of the goal. The keeper had no chance to react. The score is now 1:0.20'Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) looks like he will be the one to try and deliver a quality ball into the penalty box from the corner kick.19'Half-chance! Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) plays a pass into the box, but Robert Sanchez reacts well to snuff out the attack. The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to Arsenal.18'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) smacks a great volley at goal from inside the box, but sends the effort just wide of the left post.18'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.16'Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.15'Reece James (Chelsea) sends in a lofted cross from a mid-range free kick. His effort, however, goes out of play.14'Chris Kavanagh couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Mikel Merino (Arsenal) and blew his whistle.13'What an opportunity! Declan Rice (Arsenal) picked the ball up and fired a projectile of a shot from long range which threatened the goalkeeper. The shot went painfully close to the left post!12'Declan Rice (Arsenal) finds some space inside the box and produces a first-time shot that goes high over the bar. High, wide and not at all pretty.11'Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) sees an unmarked teammate and attempts to send him a low pass. However, one of the defenders reads the game perfectly and averts the danger.9'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) has a great chance inside the six-yard box, shoots to the middle of the goal, but Robert Sanchez pulls off an exquisite save to deny him.7'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.5'The referee blows his whistle as Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) was too aggressive in his challenge.4'Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle for a foul after Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) hacks down one of his opponents.3'What a miss! Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is left standing right in front of goal with only the keeper to beat after a clever pass, but he somehow contrives to toe poke the ball just past the right post.3'Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) misses a complete sitter from the corner, heading the ball well wide of the left post from close in.2'There's an opportunity for Declan Rice (Arsenal) to deliver the ball into the box from a corner.2'Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) delivers a low pass into the box which is intercepted. The linesman makes the right call and Arsenal will have a corner.1'The first half of this match is about to start.Arsenal will kick the game off.Chris Kavanagh is the one to supervise the game today.Hello to all football fans, we are here to bring you a live commentary of the following match, describing all the most interesting and important moments. We'll make sure you won't miss a thing, so just sit back and have fun.