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Arsenal suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham away from home last week and the Gunners will be looking to turn things around when they play host to another London rival Chelsea on Saturday. Unai Emery’s men haven’t looked at their best since their 22-game unbeaten run came to an end in December and the Gunners face an uphill battle against an in-form Chelsea side that beat Newcastle last week. Arsenal are currently placed fifth in the standings, six points behind Chelsea and the onus will be on the north Londoners to close the gap on the final Champions League spot with a win on Saturday. Chelsea, though, will hold a slight psychological advantage heading into the all-important fixture, having beaten Arsenal 3-2 earlier in the season. Team News Unai Emery has had a tough time dealing with injuries all throughout the season but he is likely to have most of his key players in good health this week. Mesut Ozil was omitted surprisingly from the 1-0 defeat against West...

Click here to Join the whatsapp group for all ARSENAL NEWS Arsenal will look to continue their excellent form when they travel to London Stadium to face West Ham United on Saturday. The Gunners have scored seven goals in their last two matches in all competitions and collecting all three points this weekend will help them reignite their push for the Champions League places. Arsenal team news Unai Emery will be missing out on the services of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Rob Holding while key defender Laurent Koscielny is doubtful along with Mesut Ozil. Both of them have returned to full training but will be assessed ahead of the match. Defence Emery could retain his four at the back formation he used against Blackpool. Thus, we expect Sokratis Papastathopoulos to line-up alongside Shkodran Mustafi at the heart of the Arsenal backline. Mustafi should replace Stephan Lichtsteiner, who appeared as a centre-back against the Seasiders. Arsenal have confirmed that Hector Bellerin is in contenti...