Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal beat Manchester City before the international break, and they will be determined to follow that up with a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the London derby.
Arsenal will lock horns with Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.
The London derby between the Blues and the Gunners will be held at Stamford Bridge.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 pm UK on Saturday.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is likely to start at left-back for Arsenal against Chelsea.
Zinchenko, who can also operate as a midfielder, has been deployed at left-back mostly this season.
And, he has been very impressive.
The £30 million (Sky Sports) Ukraine international drifts into midfield from the left-back position.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is likely to keep it that way against Chelsea.
Paul Merson on Chelsea, Arsenal and Oleksandr Zinchenko
And, Paul Merson thinks that it could cause problems for Zinchenko.
The Sky Sports pundit believes that Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will deploy England international star Raheem Sterling at right wing.
The former Arsenal star thinks that it will cause problems for Zinchenko.
Merson has predicted the London derby to end in a 2-2 draw.
The pundit told SportsKeeda: “Chelsea haven’t been great at home, but they are dangerous when they click as a unit.
“Arsenal’s biggest strength is their midfield three. With Chelsea, you don’t know what the team is going to be, but I know what their midfield looks like – Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, and Conor Gallagher. I expect Sterling to play on the right because he can cause Zinchenko problems.
“The only problem for Chelsea is that Arsenal are a polished team. Chelsea are just starting out, and that’s a big disadvantage for them this weekend.
“Arsenal are a settled unit and they know exactly what they’re doing. Chelsea are a hard team to predict – against teams that come out and play, they can be a major threat. The best game Chelsea have played at home this season was against Liverpool.
“Chelsea had built up some good momentum before the international break, and a lot depends on how they come back from the break. I’m going to go with a draw here, but if you asked me to get off the fence, I’d pick Arsenal to have the upper hand.
“Prediction: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal.”
My View: Raheem Sterling a threat for Chelsea vs Arsenal
In my opinion, Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling will be a threat against Arsenal in the London derby this weekend.
Sterling is starting to play well for Chelsea now, and the Blues themselves are beginning to gel under manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Moreover, Chelsea are at home for the match against Arsenal.
Although Arsenal are a very good team, Chelsea are very quick when they attack, and that could cause problems for the Gunners.
I believe that Arsenal will have to pay special attention to Sterling.
We know that he is a goal-threat, and he will get into good areas to score.
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