Chelsea will be without striker Armando Broja, but Benoit Badiashile could be involved. Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo are available following international duty in South America.
Arsenal will make late assessments over Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard.
After all these years (since 2008) of supporting Arsenal, I’ve learned to never have high hopes for any game.