Arsenal vs Chelsea Last Minute Preview

Can't afford to drop more points. As simple as that!

And as we face Chelsea today(in an ungodly time of the day), that should be our mantra. Although Chelsea's form has been wobbly recently, they certainly aren't  to be under estimated. And to top this all, i'm running out of time for this preview. So let's get down to business.

Team news:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Clichy, Wilshere, Song, Fabregas, Nasri, Walcott, Van Persie

Substitutes: Szczesny, Diaby, Rosicky, Squillaci, Arshavin, Chamakh, Bendtner

Manager: Arsene Wenger

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Formation view:

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                                                      Fabianski

Sagna                      Koscielny                                       Djourou                   Clichy

                                          Song                  Wilshere
     Nasri                                         Fabregas                                      Walcott

                                                      van Persie

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Chelsea(4-3-3): Cech, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Malouda

Substitutes: Turnbull, Ramires, Bosingwa, Van Aanholt, Bruma, Kakuta, McEachran

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

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Formation view:

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                                                       Cech

Ferreira                       Ivanovic                                Terry                   Cole

       Essien                                      Mikel                               Lampard
                                       
Kalou                                             Drogba                                     Malouda
                                                       
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Tactics:

Goalkeeping/Defence: Containing Drogba will be key again today. So also will be cutting off the supply from the left provided by Malouda and especially Cole. Hope Theo and Song put in a good shift on the right side of the defence. Limiting their chances will be crucial to getting any result today.

Midfield: Hope Cesc can play without any mental barrier affecting him. Song and Wilshere will need to be very disciplined today. The midfield trio needs to be as busy as bees to counter Chelsea's physical strength. Hope we can create ehough clear cut chances and take them too.

Attack: Have to say I really agree with Arsene Wenger's starting line up, especially the front trio as Arshavin and to a lesser extent, Chamakh have been firing blanks for the past few matches. Not to mention the lack of defensive effort from Arshavin(though Chamakh really runs his socks off for us). Hope rvp and Theo can turn it for us tonight. And hope all the extra rest has given him a huge appetite for a big match tonight.

Subs: I'd bring on Chamakh, Diaby and Arshavin/Rosicky.

Final Prediction:

A tight and close 2-1 win for Arsenal.