admin: The Gunners are in need of a confidence boost ahead of a difficult run of games, while the Blues will be aiming to pull further clear of them
Arsenal will be keen to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Unai Emery's side suffered a 1-0 defeat to West Ham in their last outing, a result which widened the gap to the Blues in fourth place.
However, they have a chance to regain some ground in the hunt for Champions League qualification when they welcome Maurizio Sarri's side to north London
Chelsea recovered from their Carabao Cup loss to Tottenham last week by beating Newcastle United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and they will be hoping to move up to third with a win over the Gunners.
Squads & Team News
Position Arsenal squad
Goalkeepers Cech, Leno, Martinez
Defenders Bellerin, Sokratis, Koscielny, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Monreal, Jenkinson, Kolasinac, Medley, Mavropanos, Osei-Tutu, Pleguezuelo
Midfielders Elneny, Ramsey, Ozil, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Smith Rowe, Willock, Saka, Gilmour
Forwards Lacazette, Aubameyang, Nketiah, John-Jules
Arsenal have a number of enforced absences, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Danny Welbeck and Rob Holding missing due to injuries.
Mkhitaryan is out with a broken metatarsal, but is expected to be available in a week's time for the Gunners' FA Cup clash with Manchester United. Holding is laid low with a knee injury and Welbeck is nursing an ankle complaint.
Mesut Ozil has missed out in recent fixtures and speculation has intensified over his future, but he could potentially return to the matchday squad.
Possible Arsenal XI: Leno; Sokratis, Mustafi, Koscielny; Bellerin, Kolasinac; Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey; Aubameyang, Lacazette.
Position Chelsea squad
Goalkeepers Kepa, Caballero, Green
Defenders Rudiger, Alonso, Moses, Zappacosta, Cahill, Luiz, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Emerson, Ampadu
Midfielders Jorginho, Drinkwater, Kante, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hazard, Pedro, Willian, Hudson-Odoi
Forwards Morata, Giroud
While Alvaro Morata is expected to have recovered from a hamstring problem, the Spain international could end up sitting out the game as his future remains up in the air.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is likely to miss out with a back problem, while Gary Cahill - another player linked with an exit from Stamford Bridge - has been left out of recent matchday squads.
Possible Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Pedro, Willian, Hazard.
Chelsea came out on top when the sides met last August - with Marcos Alonso's late strike securing a 3-2 victory at Stamford Bridge - but while they might hold a psychological edge over the Gunners, Sarri is anticipating an entirely different experience on Saturday.
"In August [against Arsenal], it was a different match," the former Napoli coach said. "They have changed in the last seven or eight matches, but we learned that they have really very dangerous movements in the offensive phase without the ball.
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