Chelsea vs Arsenal: Match Preview, Probable Starting Lineups and Prediction – EPL

Arsenal play Reading in the FA Cup semifinal fixture to be played at Wembley.

All three strikers are not cent percent fit but Loic Remy or Didier Drogba might start the game ahead of Diego Costa. Costa will not be risked juts yet while Drogba’s record against Arsenal is very good.

Arsenal will be without English International midfielder Alex Oxlade Chamberlain for the game. Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta will also be unavailable through injury. Mathieu Debuchy could make his return from the injury he sustained while facing against Stoke City.

Starting Lineups:

Chelsea:

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Thibaut Courtois

Branislav Ivanovic – Gary Cahill – John Terry – Cesar Azpillicueta

Kurt Zouma – Nemanja Matic

Oscar- Cesc Fabregas – Eden Hazard

Loic Remy

Arsenal:

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Wojciech Szczesny

Mathieu Debuchy – Per Mertesacker – Laurent koscienly – Nacho Monreal

Santi Cazorla – Francis Coquelin

Aaron Ramsey – Mesut Ozil – Alexis Sanchez

Olivier Giroud

Prediction:

Chelsea are the favorites going into the match and could labour for win at home against in form Arsenal.

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal