Chelsea vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted line-up and injuries

Martin Odegaard during an Arsenal training session Martin Odegaard tries to start for Arsenal against Chelsea (Photo: Getty)

Mikel Arteta will be tempted to take away Martin Odegaard back in his starting eleven then Arsenal contract Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

After being sidelined for three months with a ‘significant’ ankle injury, the Gunners captain made his long-awaited return from the bench Tuesday evening in the Champions League against Inter Milan.

Odegaard entered the fray for the final minutes at San Siro and will not push for a start on Sunday.

In his press conference on FridayArteta said a final decision must be made on starting Odegaard, but with his side without wins in their last three Premier League appearances, he may be tempted to throw his captain straight back into the starting line-up.

Declan Rice missed the trip to Italy with a broken toe and remained in London for further assessment.

The midfielder is ready to play through the pain barrier but is still due to train this week and will undergo a late fitness test to determine if he can start.

And there are also problems for Kai Havertz and Mikel Merino. The Spaniard was taken off the field at half-time against Inter Havertz got going late after a clash of heads with Yann Bisseck, blood flowed from his head.

Declan Rice plays for Arsenal Rice suffered a broken toe last weekend (Picture: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)

Merino’s withdrawal was illness-related and is expected to recover by Sunday, while Arteta was also hopeful about the availability of his Germany forward, who received stitches after his collision.

Riccardo Calafiori was ruled out ‘for a few weeks’ at the end of October and is expected to be unavailable again this weekend, with Takeshiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney also still sidelined.

Raheem Sterling will no longer be eligible for his former club.

Possible line-up of Arsenal against Chelsea How Arsenal could line up this weekend…

As has become the norm, it was a big change for Chelsea in midweek in the Europa Conference League, with Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Enzo Fernandez back in the side after their resounding 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah .

Chelsea’s biggest concern is Cole Palmer who did not return to training this week as a result of the rash challenge he received from Lisandro Martinez at Old Trafford on Sunday.

However, Enzo Maresca sounded hopeful about his talismanic striker would be fit for Sunday’s match.

Chelsea 4-2-3-1 formation against Arsenal How Chelsea could line up this weekend…

Jadon Sancho is also doubtful according to his manager now that the winger is recovering from an illness. The winger shared an Instagram update on Thursday suggesting he is dealing with a separate injury problem that could prevent him from returning against the Gunners this weekend.

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Arsenal predicted XI would face Chelsea

Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hout, Odegaard, Partey, Rice, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Chelsea predicted XI would face Arsenal

Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, James, Caicedo, Lavia, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Where can you watch Chelsea vs Arsenal? Kick-off time and TV channel

Chelsea vs Arsenal United starts at 4:30 PM on Sunday November 10th.

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