JAKARTA - Chelsea faces a real test. Arsenal is a rival to watch out for and is proof of Chelsea's revival in the London Derby at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Saturday, October 21 evening WIB.
Who has fallen? Arsenal, the North London team or the host headquartered in West London. Another match that the London team is also waiting for, Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham hopes that Arsenal will fall at Stamford Bridge. The club duo of North London competed fiercely for the throne of the standings because they both pocketed points 20.
If you win against Fulham and Arsenal, Tottenham can at least stay away from their competitors. Including if Manchester City also loses points at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Chelsea is the hope to hold Arsenal back. Moreover, the team showed a good revival and trend after experiencing a slump.
Although still struggling on the middle board, the Blues recorded three consecutive wins.
This good achievement cannot be separated from the patience of manager Mauricio Pochettino to rebuild Chelsea's squad from the rubble. The former Tottenham manager did emphasize the need for patience to make improvements.
Moreover, Chelsea has many new players who make Pochettino have to build chemistry in the team.
A 4-1 win over Burnley before the competition break shows at least Chelsea is back and ready to compete for the top.
Pochettino has also prepared the best squad to serve Arsenal. Captain Reece James is not certain even though he has recovered from injury and is undergoing training with the team. On the other hand, strikers Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer can play against the Gunners.
Jackson will be supported by Palmer and Raheem Sterling who are unexpectedly not called England manager Gareth Southgate. The match against Arsenal will be Sterling's proof that he still deserves to be the mainstay of The Three Lions.
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On the other hand, Arsenal showed unbeaten consistency in the last four matches in domestic competitions. Mikel Arteta's team also never conceded in four away games.
This made Arsenal even more confident when they visited Chelsea's headquarters. Victory or at least a draw against the Blues gave Arsenal the opportunity to take the top spot in the standings.
In that match, Arsenal has not been strengthened by Leandro Trossard and William Saliba who have not yet recovered from injury.
However, Arteta was able to welcome back one of the mainstays, Bukayo Saka. He has recovered from a hamstring injury even though he did not receive a call from the national team
Despite having a good record in away matches, Arsenal are predicted to be a bit difficult when playing at Stamford Bridge. This is a problem because Chelsea showed a revival.
Forecast OfChelsea's Lineup (4-3-3): Sanchez; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher; Palmer, Jackson, Sterling
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli
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