Although he is not aiming to start, this Sunday will also ‘play’ former Barcelona player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, current Chelsea striker and former Arsenal captain. And it’s coming now the north derby against south london and more exciting than ever.
Arsenal, now 2nd, need to beat the ‘blues’ to regain the lead, As of Saturday, he is one point behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, leading thanks to his 2-1 win over Fulham. Meanwhile, victory was equally important for Chelsea, 7th in the Premier table, 11 points behind City and 10 behind their North London rivals, led by Mikel Arteta.
Graham Potter, manager of Chelsea, confirmed that Kepa will not be able to play against the ‘gunners’ due to his leg injury (suffered against Brighton) and he will not play again with the ‘blue’ team before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Edouard Mendy will defend the Stamford Bridge goal. On the other hand, Chelsea winger Ben Chilwell will miss the World Cup due to injury. Another loss for Gareth Southgate, England manager.
Aubameyang did not end well at Arsenal. Arteta stripped him of the captaincy for his indiscipline and the Gabonese star left Barcelona in the winter market. Aubameyang, 33, has scored 92 goals in over 150 games for Arsenal. At Chelsea, the former Barcelona player has 3 in 11 games. Maximum curiosity if it comes out in the full match against Arteta.
Arsenal have won their last two visits to the Stamford Bridge outfit. In fact, Chelsea have won one of their last five Premier League meetings with their north London neighbour.
Source: La Verdad
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