[Teams] Arsenal vs Chelsea: Confirmed Line-Ups From The Emirates

Arsenal desperately need a win to close the gap on the top four when they take on Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium this evening.

Unai Emery has switched to a flat back four with Hector Bellerin coming in to join Sokratis, Laurent Koscielny and Sead Kolasinac while Lucas Torreira is recalled to join Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi in midfield.

Aaron Ramsey starts in attack along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette meaning Mesut Ozil has to make do with a place on the bench where he’s joined by Alex Iwobi.

Chelsea name an unchanged line-up with Eden Hazard once again starting up front with Pedro and Willian in support. Mateo Kovacic is preferred ahead of Ross Barkley in midfield.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Arsenal

Leno, Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Cech, Elneny, Ozil, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Monreal, Mustafi

Chelsea

Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Hazard, Willian

Subs: Barkley, Caballero, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu