Tomorrow Premier League opener of matchday six takes place between two staunch London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal. The huge encounter is taking place under a tricky condition, especially for the defending champions Chelsea.
The Blues are sitting seventeenth in the table after starting the Premier League in a worst possible way. With only four points from five games, they have registered the worst start for Blues in 29 years and also the worst start for champions in 128 years. Meanwhile, Arsenal is fourth in the table right now with ten points from five games.
Despite the decent start in League, Arsenal failed to start their Champions League campaign on a good note. They lost 2-1 to Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb and will be looking to come back with a win in League. Meanwhile, Chelsea started their Champions League campaign with a huge 4-0 over Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The two managers Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho share a huge rivalry between them and will be looking to take the best possible result from the game.
Team news and predicted line-up of Chelsea:
Courtois is out with a long-term injury. Willian and Pedro are likely to miss the game due to injuries and Oscar may not be used after coming back from injury in such a key match.
Here is the predicted line-up of the Blues- Begovic, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Baba Rahman, Nemanja Matic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ramires, Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa
Team news and predicted line-up of Arsenal:
Players like Wilshere, Welbeck, Rosicky are in long-term injury list.
Here is the predicted line-up for the Gunners- Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott
Predictions- Chelsea are desperate to win the game but missing players like Willian, Pedro will give them a hard time for that. Arsenal is on the front foot with a much better form, but Jose Mourinho is not foolish to play attacking against Arsenal and will defend their level best. A 0-0 draw is our predicted outcome.
Betting odds- Here is what bookmakers are predicting:
Chelsea win @2.40
Draw @3.50
Arsenal @ 3.10