Chelsea vs Arsenal: Eden Hazard and Aaron Ramsey benched, confirmed team news and live commentary for Premier League match
Unai Emery's tough start as Gunners boss continues as he faces Chelsea at the Bridge - and it's live here on talkSPORT
There's a mouth-watering early season clash at Stamford Bridge this weekend.
Both Chelsea and Arsenal have new managers at the helm as they look to improve on what was a disappointing 2017/18 campaign.
What time is kick-off?
This London derby is all set for Saturday, August 18.
Kick-off at the Bridge is at 5.30pm.
Last season the sides played out two draws, with the tie here a 0-0 stalemate.
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The match is being shown live on TV on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 4K UHD from 5pm.
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What is the team news?
Eden Hazard is only deemed fit enough for a place on the bench, while Mateo Kovacic is forced to wait for his first Chelsea start.
Aaron Ramsey, Alexandre Lacazette and Lucas Torreira are all left out of the starting XI for Arsenal.
Confirmed teams below:
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Morata, Pedro.
Subs: Hazard, Caballero, Moses, Kovacic, Giroud, Zappacosta, Christensen.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Mustafi, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang.
Subs: Elneny, Ramsey, Lacazette, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Leno, Welbeck.