London sides Chelsea and Arsenal will face each other in the fifth gameweek of Premier League in an early clash on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.
Kick-Off: 12:45 BST
Date: Saturday, 19th September, 2015
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Mike Dean
Possible Lineups:
Team News:
- Trio stars Nemanja Matic, Diego Costa and John Terry are all expected to return to the lineup after resting in the first Champions League group game.
- Radamel Falcao and Pedro are doubtful for this game. While Thibaut Courtois and Willian will both miss this Derby game.
- Oscar and Ramires are expected to feature in this game.
- Aaron Ramsey and Hector Bellerin are likely to return to the lineup after resting in the midweek Champions League campaign.
- Center-back Per Mertesacker is expected to be back to full fitness. He will be taking his role back from Gabriel Paulista.
- Olivier Giroud who picked up a red card in the Champions League game could be benched after his poor performance.
- Petr Cech will face his former side for the first time.
Stats:
- Chelsea have won three of their last six matches against Arsenal.
- Arsenal have won only two of their last eight Premier League games against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
- The Blues have kept four clean sheets in their last five home wins against the Gunners in the Premier League.
- Arsenal have conceded more than a goal in their last six away games against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Prediction:
Chelsea 2 – 1 Arsenal, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on the scoresheet for the home side.
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