Arsenal vs Chelsea: Starting XIs, confirmed team news for Premier League clash

Enzo Maresca has named his Chelsea side to face Arsenal in the Premier League.

Cole Palmer is absent from the squad, suffering with an injury, as Maresca has named a slightly more defensive side for the trip to north London.

Reece James is set to be deployed in midfield with Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Cucurella in defence.

Chelsea will be hoping to do better than they did in the fixture last season, a 5-0 defeat to Arsenal where Palmer was also absent.

Robert Sanchez has kept his place in goal as he looks set to be Chelsea's starting goalkeeper for the foreseeable future.

Here are the confirmed teams from the Emirates for the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea.

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Arsenal

Starting XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Merino, Trossard

Bench: Neto, Tierney, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji, Nwaneri

Chelsea

Starting XI: Sanchez, Fofana, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella, James, Caicedo, Neto, Enzo, Sancho, Nkunku

Bench: Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, George