- Arsenal remain keen on signing Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal confirm Christian Nørgaard signing from Brentford
- Arsenal still in negotiations to sign Benjamin Sesko
- Arsenal submit formal bid to sign Noni Madueke
- Arsenal target Blackburn’s teenage star Igor Tyjon
- Heinze joins Arteta’s Arsenal coaching team
- Arsenal told to raise offer for Cristhian Mosquera
- Arsenal set to complete summer signing of Christian Nørgaard
- Arsenal have ‘discussed’ to sign Ademola Lookman
- Arsenal in ‘favourable position’ to sign Rodrygo Goes
Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Chelsea: Guendouzi starts, no Xhaka in squad
Mikel Arteta takes charge of his first home game as Arsenal manager when we take on Chelsea this afternoon.
There is no Granit Xhaka in the squad which will fuel rumours he’s set to leave the club next month. Matteo Guendouzi joins Lucas Torreira in midfield while Mesut Ozil keeps his place in the middle of the park.
Reiss Nelson starts ahead of Nicolas Pepe on the right wing while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette also keep their places in the Arsenal attack against Chelsea today.
Calum Chambers comes in for Sokratis – who’s ruled out with concussion – and Ainsley Maitland-Niles starts at right-back with Hector Bellerin still not available for selection.
These are the teams for the game:
Arsenal
Leno; Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Luiz, Saka; Torreira, Guendouzi; Nelson, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette
Subs: Martinez, Mavropanos, Mustafi, Willock, Smith Row, Pepe, John-Jules
Chelsea
Kepa, Rudiger, Tomori, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Emerson, Willian, Mount, Abraham
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Jorginho, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Lamptey