Chelsea v Arsenal: Premier League – live
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So everyone starts, injury doubt or not! Palmer is probably not a huge surprise. Maresca has played his cards fairly close to his chest in recent press conferences when asked about the playmaker’s fitness and was helped by the fact Palmer isn’t in Chelsea’s Conference League squad. He should be fit and firing to take centre-stage today. Reece James drops to the Blues’ bench with Cucurella preferred and Gusto going to right-back.
The bigger worry is over Arsenal’s injured contingent, with Declan Rice apparently playing despite a broken toe and Ødegaard only just back from a long-standing ankle issue.
