Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League at Wolves over the weekend and Mikel Arteta’s men will look to apply further pressure in the title race when they host Chelsea.
The Gunners were stunned by a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa in their previous home game, a result that handed the initiative to Manchester City.
However, the champions are not in action until they travel to Brighton on Thursday. Liverpool are level on points with Arsenal and face Everton in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.
Despite an uneven season that took another wrong turn as they lost 1-0 to City in the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday, Chelsea remain in the hunt for European qualification and are unbeaten in their past eight Premier League games (W4, D4).
The Sporting News is following Arsenal vs. Chelsea live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Projected lineups:
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko — Havertz, Rice, Odegaard — Saka, Jesus, Trossard.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1, right to left): Petrovic (GK) — Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Chilwell — Caicedo, E. Fernandez — Madueke, Gallagher, Sterling — N. Jackson.
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3 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of the London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirate Stadium. Another key night in the title race awaits.
This Premier League clash takes place at the Emirates Stadium in London, UK and kicks off on Tuesday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Mikel Arteta has no fresh injuries to contend with as Jurrien Timber remains out, nearing a return after scoring a worldie in U-21 action yesterday. Oleksandr Zinchenko could be rotated into the starting XI.
Arsenal projected XI (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko — Havertz, Rice, Odegaard — Saka, Jesus, Trossard.
Arsenal subs (9): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Mauricio Pochettino is waiting on the status of Cole Palmer who is a doubt with an illness, which could present a huge swing in this match. Pochettino, who cut a negative tone regarding Palmer’s availability, said Chelsea need to prove they can play without their 20-goal hero.
Replacing him is a difficult prospect given the injury to Christopher Nkunku, thus leaving Raheem Sterling or Carney Chukwuemeka to enter in the attack.
One player who could be rotated out is Thiago Silva, with the 39-year-old giving way on short rest to Benoit Badiashile. Another who could come into the side is Ben Chilwell who came off the bench on the weekend and may take over for Marc Cucurella.
Chilwell is still struggling with a knee problem, though, and will be assessed — as will Malo Gusto, who also suffered a knee problem against Man City.
Chelsea projected XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Petrovic (GK) — Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Chilwell — Caicedo, E. Fernandez — Madueke, Gallagher, Sterling — N. Jackson.
Chelsea subs (9): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
USA: This game is available on the NBC USA Network with streaming options on Fubo and the latter is currently offering a FREE trial. Universo is the place to go for Spanish language services.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live-streaming exclusively via Fubo.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and streamed on discovery+. Selected Premier League games alongside every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season is available on TNT Sports for only £30.99 / month.
India: This game is available to stream on JioTV and Hotstar.
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