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Confirmed Arsenal team to face Chelsea – Partey starts

Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates this evening knowing they must pick up all three points and this is the team that Mikel Arteta has selected.

Arsenal could go three points clear of Liverpool and four clear of Manchester City with a win tonight. While both Liverpool and City will have games in hand, having points on the board is crucial. However, dropped points could prove catastrophic for Arsenal’s title chances, and the players, as well as Arteta, are fully aware of this.

Although Chelsea has not had the best of seasons, it would be a mistake to underestimate them as an easy team to beat. They came close to defeating Manchester City in the FA Cup at the weekend and have performed well against top teams this season. Therefore, it would be unwise for Arsenal to overlook the threat posed by the Blues.

Let us know in the comments below what you think about the team Arteta has selected and what your predicted score is.

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    1. This is a good team for Arsenal. Strong midfield, would have loved this twik against Bayern.

  2. very pleased with the Arsenal XI named

    and even happier with the Chelsea XI

    Tomy welcome at LB could be crucial

    happy to see Partey get a start, and help us to a fats start

    Trossard the biggest surprise but has earned it, so good luck to him

    the rest select themselves

  5. Good lineup, glad to see Partey start, Tomiyasu is better choice than Zinchenko, and Trossard deserves to start based on his recent form.

    Have not seen the bench, but it should be strong with players able to come on and change the game.

  7. Cucurella will continue his ‘almost pocketing’ Saka like he does every year… …Which also includes some kicks on our Star Boy though

    But I think Cucurella knows how to handle Saka fairly well

    We can win today guys

    Hope Jackson’s brain-fart continues…Lol !

  9. Have travelled from Malta to watch the game tonight
    Team sheet is fine. Good luck Gunners

  12. We’ve been clamouring for Partey’s inclusion in the starting line-up. Arteta has granted our wish today. I hope the player justifies the faith of the fans and manager on him.
    COYG!

  14. Kudos to Arteta for his starting Partey tonight for against Chelsea. And also for his redeploying Havertz to the false nine striker role as they use to say. Hopefull, it will be kudos to Partey and Havertz at the end of the match. With Arsenal wallop Chelsea 4-0 at the end of the match encounter.
    One sub that I’ll like to see Arteta bring on for Trossard when he makes his substitutions later in the match. Is ESR to play at right wing. Instead of the usual Martinelli who hasn’t been impactful of late in matches for Arsenal when he had come on

  20. Surely that could be a red? I never advocate for players to get sent off but that was very dangerous

  22. Another shocking decision against us, red card all the day long and twice on the wkend.

    Hooper on the special uae ref bonus?

  23. A pity Havertz didn’t have a go himself, but the pass nearly came off
    A good start so far from the team

  26. This lineup is a monster counter pressing team. We can box teams in their own half with it. Our best 11 with Martinelli and timber coming in.

  27. Havartz great without the ball, so bad with the ball. Overall it makes for a mediocre player.

  29. We need to stop giving the ball away so cheaply. We has a great start but we’re letting Chelsea settle now.

    1. Trossard booked
      Jackson not
      Same tackle, var again or ref doing a fantastic job.
      Need at least one more goal

      1. I disagree the Jackson was higher and had mor force that’s a broken leg and should have been red all day

  34. The lack of control over the game is worrying. Could go either way if we don’t grab a 2nd soon

  35. Hopefully Arteta will give them a rocket when they get in. Not good enough, if Chelski has been more clinical we would’ve been 3 down – mind you if we’d been more clinical…

  37. Someone in the Arsenal forward line needs to step up. Wonder who? I’d bring Martinelli on early but not to replace Trossard or Saka.

    1. Pretty wild that out of all our attackers only one of them are a reliable goalscorer. Martinelli may function better in Arteta’s “system”, but you cant have a bunch of attackers that just cant score. Goals win games in the end and we’ve done well sharing the goals but there comes a point you just need a player that can put it in the net.

  38. Haverz and Saka have been so sloppy and wasteful. Hope we dont regret it. Partey looks sublime.

  39. Besides the ton of very clear chances we’ve missed….it’s so good to have Partey back, brings so much more than Jorginho! Considering he’s not match fit at all he’s been great

  40. Partey makes the team more fluid. Our weakness seems to be on the LB, and I hope Timber can quickly slot in when he is fit enough. We desperately need a top striker (Isak or Osimhen) because Havertz, with all his great movement, can be very frustrating to watch.
    So far its a great game but we need to add some extra distance because any small slip up can cost us this 3 points.

  41. we are playing well but Chelsea are looking dangerous. Bring on Jesus for Havertz and we see how it goes.

  42. So good so far. Havertz comments are laughable. Involved in the build up to the goal, bit of a silky skill pass that should of resulted in more, involved in plenty else going forward and had a decent shot that was a half chance and the keeper couldn’t save. Not outstanding but imo we look best when he plays where he is playing and it shows tonight. Agendas will agenda even when this win was vital and we are winning. Strange mentality. Let’s cement this 4 point lead, coyg. (Yes Jackson should have been sent off.)

    1. lol mentioning agenda’s when your agenda is to be blind to errors and refusing to admit it. Everyone has said Havertz movement has been great but his delayed passing/decision making has cost us 1 and potentially 2 goals. Funny how so many people have said the exact same thing but it’s not because it’s true, no it’s because of an “agenda”

      Hoping Havetz get’s it right in the 2nd half and get’s us a goal!

      2. It’s not blind it’s eyes wide open for instance Partey made bigger error than Havertz has all game start of this half, no comments. Agendas agenda. I’m consistent I give everyone chance if they pull on the shirt and i don’t get on the bandwagons either way.

  44. There we go, great corner and no pressure from Chelsea! Now let’s keep the pressure on and not sit back boys!

  53. Let’s bring on Martinelli and Jesus now to run them ragged in the front lines

    I’ll say it again, sooooo good to have Partey back!

  55. Kai Havertz!!!!!!!!!! His compilation from this game prior to the goal and especially with goal is going to look epic!!! Dream alive. City are almost a machine so may end in tears but we’re going to make them work for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  56. Looks like Partey is better at the DM than Rice

    And Rice is fantastic being the CM beside him

    1. Critical when it’s fair, praise when it’s due….exactly what you’ve seen on this thread…..easy to understand

      1. Not everyone obviously most have been fair πŸ‘Œ
        But some on here have been haters since day 1

  62. Well done Kai! What great play between everyone on the pitch finished off by Havertz

    Let’s keep the legs fresh for the last few games and make some changes…..

  66. 4-0! Rivals have to respond GD will not help them that we know. The rest will be what it will be. This was billed as a banana skin and we’re smashing it!

  74. Don’t care if it wasn’t meant Benny Blanco on a hatrick! Criminally underrated imo (because of original situations) and insert word southgate and his team but their loss is our gain!

  80. Very special result. A big meaningful result. 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  81. Best thing is we go to spurs full of confidence and having given some rest to our best players.

  82. “He has done everything tonight except throw a double six ” — classic comment from Ally McCoist about Odegaard. He has completely come of age this season. What a player!

    1. The way he moves and moves the ball is majestic. I liked to highlight Kai Havertz little silky backheel but Ode does that kind of silky thing regularly. He’s exceeding my expectations, he’s almost at the expectations he unfairly (new messi) had put on him as a full on teenager. He’s getting there now, we’re lucky.

  83. Not sure what Martinelli was up to there, ball was waiting to be blasted into the back of the net and he just stood staring at it

  84. Martinelli still struggling in front of goal, hoping he picks up his form for the last few games

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