Chelsea will face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day as the Gunners will welcome their London rivals for the Premier League fixture.
The Gunners are just four points off the relegation zone having 15th position in the league table. Arsenal coach, Arteta’s back is on the wall and he has no option other than just to win the game. Lampard’s men will look to continue their winning streak again after returning back to victory by beating West Ham 3-0 in their home ground.
Arsenal’s season has been one of the worst in their history since 1974/75 and the club is in crisis. Arsenal is not managing to get results despite playing good and Chelsea knows that they will give their all to save the club.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 05:30 pm GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium
TEAM NEWS
Chelsea will have their attacking winger, Hakim Ziyech on the sidelines as he is suffering a thigh problem. along with him, the notable absentees will be Reece James and Ben Chilwell. Their recovery is still questionable as Lamaprd hasn’t clarified about it.
Arsenal will be without their new signing, Thomas Partey who will be absent due to a thigh injury. But Granit Xhaka will return to the squad after serving suspensions in three games.
Bernd Leno, Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka will be ready to feature while Azpilicueta and Emerson have a high possibility to play for the Blues as well.
