Arsenal v Chelsea: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Match in a nutshell: Chelsea aim to continue their hold over Arsenal, who haven’t scored against the Blues in the last five league meetings between the sides.
Six key battles: Including John Obi Mikel v Mesut Ozil
Injuries and suspensions
ARSENAL
Ruled out: Francis Coquelin (knee), Santi Cazorla (knee), Tomas Rosicky (knee), Jack Wilshere (leg), Danny Welbeck (bone bruising).
Fitness test: Alexis Sanchez (hamstring).
CHELSEA
Ruled out: Radamel Falcao (thigh).
Fitness test: Eden Hazard (groin).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Ospina, Macey, Gibbs, Gabriel, Debuchy, Chambers, Elneny, Rosicky, Reine-Adelaide, Sanchez, Iwobi, Campbell.
Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Mikel, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Pedro; Costa.
Subs from: Begovic, Amelia, Aina, Cahill, Djilobodji, Baba, Loftus-Cheek, Ramires, Oscar, Traore, Kenedy, Hazard, Remy.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
Arsenal total: D D W W L (8 points)
Home: W W W W D (13 points)
Chelsea total: D D W D D (7 points)
Away: W D L D L (5 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
Chelsea: Costa 9; Willian 8; Oscar 5; Pedro 3, Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Cahill 2, Fabregas 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Ivanovic 1, Kenedy 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Matic 1, Terry 1.
Arsenal: Giroud 18; Sanchez 9; Ozil 5, Ramsey 5, Walcott 5; Campbell 3, Koscielny 3; Flamini 2; Gabriel 1, Gibbs 1, Oxlade-Chamberlain 1.
Last five meetings
19 September 2015: Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0
2 August 2015: Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0
26 April 2015: Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0
5 October 2014: Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0
22 March 2014: Chelsea 6 Arsenal 0
Arsenal 1 win, Chelsea 3 wins, 1 draw
