Arsenal starting XI: Leno; Cedric, Holding, Mari, Tierney; Xhaka, Lokonga; Pepe, Smith Rowe, Saka; Martinelli.
Arsenal substitutes: Ramsdale, Chambers, Kolasinac, Tavares, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Nelson, Balogun, Aubameyang.
Chelsea starting XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Lukaku, Havertz.
Chelsea substitutes: Kepa, Chilwell, Chalobah, Silva, Zouma, Kante, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Werner.
Arsenal go with Bernd Leno between the sticks, and it’s a back four in Cedric Soares, Rob Holding, Pablo Mari and Kieran Tierney as Ben White misses out.
Granit Xhaka and Albert Sambi Lokonga continue in midfield, with Nicolas Pepe, Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka supporting Gabriel Martinelli up top.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes the Arsenal bench today, joining new signing Aaron Ramsdale.
Calum Chambers, Sean Kolasinac, Nuno Tavares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mohamed Elneny, Reiss Nelson and Folarin Balogun are also substitutes for the Gunners today.
Chelsea have Edouard Mendy in goal, and it’s a back three ahead of him in Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger.
Reece James comes into the side as the right wing back, with Marcos Alonso on the left, whilst Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic feature in central midfield.
Romelu Lukaku makes his second Chelsea debut as he starts in attack, supported by Mason Mount and Kai Havertz.
Timo Werner and N’Golo Kante headline the Chelsea bench, alongside Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben Chilwell, Trevor Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech.
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