Chelsea vs Arsenal: Match Preview - 21 Jan 2020

The two London heavyweights clash in an premier league (2019/20) season derby.

Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from disappointing results when Arsenal will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Tuesday night.

Chelsea vs. Arsenal KICK OFF TIME?

• This premier league encounter will take place on Tuesday 21^st January 2020.

• It will kick off at 8.15pm (UK time).

• The match will be held at ​Stamford Bridge.

How To Watch/Read

(Live Commentary & Stream Details)

• Follow the action with our dedicated Live Commentary.

• Highlights of the game will be published shortly after full-time on the Arsenal TV app.

Chelsea Team News

• Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be sidelined as they continue to recover from their respected injuries.
• Chelsea will hand Reece James a late fitness test ahead of Tuesday's Premier League clash with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal Team News

• Arsenal will once again be without suspended captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the match against Chelsea.
• The striker will serve the second of a three-match ban for his sending-off at Crystal Palace.

• Reiss Nelson, Sokratis Papastathopolous and Sead Kolasinac are all injury doubts, with Kieran Tierney and Calum Chambers definitely injured.

Chelsea vs Arsenal: Video Analysis

Opta Stats

• This will be the ninth time Chelsea and Arsenal have met in a Premier League match kicking off at 7pm or later - six of the previous eight have been drawn, with Chelsea winning 1-0 in March 1993 and Arsenal winning 3-1 in December 2010.
• In all competitions, Chelsea have lost six home games this season - they last lost more at Stamford Bridge in a single campaign back in 1994-95 (7).
• Arsenal have won just one of their last 10 away Premier League games (D6 L3), though they are unbeaten in their last five on the road (W1 D4).

Predicted Starting XI:

• Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi​.
• Arsenal: ​Leno; Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Sokratis, Saka; Xhaka, Torreira; Martinelli, Ozil, Pepe; Lacazette.