Declan Rice broke his toe last weekend in the surprise loss at Newcastle United. The injury kept him out of the 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan in midweek. However, there is still a chance that the record transfer fee setting midfielder could play on Sunday.
He is a strong doubt to feature here, but at the same time Declan Rice is reportedly prepared to play through the pain.
Chelsea vs Arsenal FC FYIs
Kickoff Time: 4.30 p.m. BST, 11.30 a.m. EST, Sunday, November 10, Stamford Bridge, London, UK
Team News: Chelsea Arsenal
Starting XI Predictions: Chelsea Arsenal
Google Result Probability: Chelsea 34% Draw 27% Arsenal 39%
Premier League Standings: Chelsea 4th 18 pts Arsenal 5th 18 pts
Gunners Team News
After all, he was actually named to the English National Team squad that will face Greece and Ireland in the UEFA Nations League in the next couple weeks. Elsewhere the midweek continental competition saw team captain Martin Odegaard make his first appearance since the start of September, but we’re guessing he’s not quite ready for the starting XI, just yet.
Finally, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney, and Riccardo Calafiori all remain out until after the international break, and they will then be re-assessed at that time.
Prediction: Chelsea 2, Arsenal 1
Just can’t really pick the Gunners to win right now, given that they seem to be struggling right now.
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