Chelsea rolls into north London on Tuesday as the Gunners run-in continues

The Gunners did enough in Wolverhampton to come back to north London with a 2-0 win over Wolves.

Mikel Arteta’s squad remains healthy, and will soon have Jurrien Timber back with the first team as well. Timber plays an Under 21 match tonight v Blackburn Rovers.

Obviously, the title race is as close as it could possibly be at the moment. Arsenal is 1st with 74 points, Liverpool in 2nd with 74 points and Man City in 3rd with 73 points. City also has a game in hand.

Tuesday Arsenal will be playing the club’s 4th match in just nine days. This is the time of the season when the matches seem to come every three to four days, so rotation is vital to keep key players healthy for the run-in.

With that said, Tuesday’s match v Chelsea will be no easy contest. Chelsea is 4-4-2 in their last Premier League matches, but always play Arsenal to the final whistle no matter where they both stand on the league table.

Here’s my predicted starting XI for Arteta in Emirates Stadium on Tuesday…

[4-3-3]

Martinelli, Havertz, Saka

Rice, Odegaard, Partey

Kiwior, Gabriel, Saliba, White

Raya

Predicted final score: ARSENAL 2 – Chelsea 1

COYG!

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