Chelsea v Arsenal - Pick Your Chelsea Team To Play Arsenal

Posted Saturday, October 02, 2010 by

Chelsea look to bounce back from defeat to Manchester City by winning the top of the table Premier League contest against Arsenal on Sunday.

After maximum points from their opening five games, Carlo Ancelotti's side suffered a frustrating 1-0 loss at Eastlands last weekend.

The Italian will hope his charges can get back on track against the Gunners at Stamford Bridge. After winning both fixtures last term, a repeat will get the champions back on track.

Injuries have restricted Ancelotti's attempts to freshen up his side. With Frank Lampard (hernia), Salomon Kalou (hamstring) and Yossi Benayoun (calf) still out, he will have to keep faith in new signing Ramires as he continues to struggle to adapt.

Gael Kakuta started in the mid-week 2-0 Champions League victory against Marseille, but he is likely to be sacrificed to keep the full strength front three of Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba.

Here is the available squad:

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech, Ross Turnbull, Henrique Hilario.

Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Alex, Yury Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira, Patrick van Aanholt, Jeffrey Bruma

Midfielders: Michael Essien, Ramires, John Obi Mikel, Josh McEachran

Forwards: Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, Daniel Sturridge, Gael Kakuta, Fabio Borini

Here is Goal.com UK's prediction:

Cech; Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Ramires; Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.