Monday’s late night kickoff between Arsenal and Chelsea certainly tops the list of the match of the Gameweek 17 with Arsene Wenger labelling the clash as a potential six pointer en route to decide the champions of the current Premier League campaign. The Gunners come into the feisty encounter without a win in their last three games but they can consolidate their position at the top and shut their critics with a win over their London rivals.
Chelsea however enjoy an unique record against the Gunners, as the Blues have never been beaten by their rivals when Jose Mouinho has been in charge of the Stamford Bridge side. Going by stats, Chelsea have won five and drawn four against Arsenal under the self proclaimed ‘Special One’. The Stamford Bridge side however comes into the game at the back of a humiliating 1-2 reversal at the hands of relegation battlers Sunderland in midweek in the quarters of the capital One Cup, throwing questions over Mourinho’s tactics and best possible eleven. The Gunners too will be looking to bounce back from their own misery, a humiliating 3-6 scoreline endured by a Manchester City side, who can do no wrong currently.
As the battle between two of the Premier League Giants finally kicks off on Monday, we here at Soccersouls decided to pacify the Chelsea fans with what we reckon their strongest line up would be against the Premier League pace setters.
Click on the next page to check out Chelsea’s possible starting XI that Mourinho will deploy against Arsenal: