Arsenal vs Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semifinal
Is this Arsenal’s best chance of lifting a trophy this season?
On Wednesday night at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal host Chelsea in their second-leg semifinal Carabao Cup tie.
Most predicted the Chelsea would sweep past the Gunners in the final four.
But after a thrilling 2-2 draw between the London rivals in the Premier League in December, the sides played out a drab 0-0 stalemate in the first-leg at Stamford Bridge.
Alvaro Morata and Cesc Fabregas are out
On Tuesday Antonio Conte met the press before the Arsenal game.
The Italian boss has confirmed that the Blues will be without Spanish international duo Alvaro Morata and Cesc Fabregas in midweek.
Morata, who has struggled to find the target in recent times, is sidelined with a back injury.
Fabregas is also injured for the match against his former employers with a hamstring problem.
In sunnier news, Andreas Christensen is available after taking a whack to the head in the 4-0 win over Brighton last Saturday.
But Chelsea also have a slew of late fitness calls before the Arsenal game. Gary Cahill, Thibaut Courtois and Danny Drinkwater are all doubts
Arsenal team news vs Chelsea
Arsene Wenger successfully reverted to a back-four on Saturday and is likely to stick with the same formation on Wednesday.
Nacho Monreal, who scored one and assisted two in the opening half-hour, was substituted off in the first half following a kick on the hamstring.
Wenger said after the match that Monreal’s withdrawal was precautionary and that the Spaniard should be okay.
The deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan is, of course, now completed. However, the Armenian playmaker has already played in the Carabao Cup this season and is thus ineligible.
Injured Olivier Giroud remains out, although Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey have a slight chance of returning.
Santi Cazorla is a long-term Arsenal absentee.
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Bad news for Chelsea fans as Antonio Conte rules Out Two key player out of Arsenal clash
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