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As it’s been with most of Chelsea’s big fixtures this season, their current standing puts an odd air over the pre-match hype. Records aside, this is still a clash between two of England’s top clubs. And even though Chelsea have only 25 points season, they’re currently on the league’s longest unbeaten streak at six games.
Chelsea is also unbeaten in eight straight against Arsenal, who have played well at home and are getting healthier. Wenger’s men have won seven and drawn two in their last nine games at the Emirates, conceding only four goals in that span. They also welcome back Alexis Sanchez, who has been absent with an injury since November.
All reports indicate Sanchez won’t be the only player returning from injury. Eden Hazard has returned to fitness and should factor into the lineup, although Guus Hiddink did indicate Hazard might not play the full 90 minutes. Hazard was a force last season, but has failed to score so far in this campaign.
Here are the basics:
DATE: January 24, 2016
CHANNEL: NBC Sports Network, Sky Sports 1
KICKOFF TIME: 11:00 a.m. Eastern
LOCATION: Emirates Stadium
LIVE STREAM: Click here for all the live stream information.
THE LINEUPS
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Campbell, Ozil, Walcott, Giroud
Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Matic, Willian, Fabregas, Oscar, Diego Costa
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