EPL: Arsenal vs Chelsea - Sun. Jan 24th, 4:00pm

[Brissie Gooner]

Can't see us losing this. Cech is in form & will be well up for it. Think Bayern/Liverpool (H) level.

50/50 draw/win for me.

I genuinely think the Mourinho record used to weigh heavily on our players' minds (for god knows what reason).

With José gone... So too should be the mental block

 

[haha_arsenal]

Costa could be out,
I want him to play, that dirty bastard

 

[SA Gunner]

Love the confidence out here.

Defensive tactics lower my expectations though. So I'm not expecting much from this game really.

Positives for me are, we're at home, need to make amends for the dropped points and will be out to avenge the Mike Dean show.

Take our chances early and we can put something worthwhile together on the day

Prediction 0-0

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Chelsea have been ok away at Old Trafford, I doubt we'd "smash" them, let alone win by a larger scoreline than e.g. 2-0.

A narrow win is all I'm asking for, five points out of nine is a decent return, although that Liverpool draw still hurts.

 

[Rain Dance]

Wenger failed to give me a birthday present yesterday, so you better win this one and the League in dedication

 

[ArsenesNO1Fan]

Is it me or is Cesc starting to come into a little bit of form at the wrong time here?

 

[Emibury]

It will be easy. Chelsea look dire, and we are at home. We'll be 2-0 up by half time, and end with a 3-0 win.

 

[Loken]

Out of form Theo, a frustated Giroud, a rusty Sanchez and an accidental own-goal debut from El Neny, with a Matic header from a Willian set-piece. So many horrible images.

Just hope Özil is back fully 100% for this one. All things are possible with Mesut.

 

[Sweggeh]

Biggest game of our season so far, this one. Im pumped. Hopefully City will drop points away to West Ham the day before.

 

[Malky]

Must win, must win, must win....
Hope Sanchez is back absolutely livid that he's missed so many games and runs riot on these ****s!
Gabriel in for Per, and Elneny in for Flamini.
Cesc goes off injured and Costa gets sent off for being a proper ****.
I hate this shower of wankers, we have to win this!!

 

[TheEroticGamer]

Arsène and the players know all too well the frustration to do with Chelsea fixtures. They also know how annoyed we are of not being able to beat them in the league.

There's no better time to pile on our rage on the ****, they were thrilled with drawing at home with Everton ffs, they've accepted their fate. The 2-0 loss to Dean will propel us to a crushing win.

Alexis brace and Özil scoring as well in a 3-0 victory. Hope Willian finds Monreal's pocket is comfy.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Watch Ivanovic and Terry have their last 9/10 game of their careers. After that game they wont be able to run again and they will probably die happy with Walcott and Giroud in their pockets.

 

[SiMamu]

-----------------------Cech
Bellerin-Mertesacker-Koscielny-Monreal
----------------Rosicky-Chambers
Ramsey--------------Özil-----------Alexis
----------------------Giroud

Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Elneny, Arteta, Walcott, Campbell

 

[bingobob]

3 points is all that matters here.

Just do it.

 

[say yes]

Biggest game of our season so far, this one. Im pumped. Hopefully City will drop points away to West Ham the day before.

City at home was much bigger.

 

[Jasard]

It will be easy. Chelsea look dire, and we are at home. We'll be 2-0 up by half time, and end with a 3-0 win.

We don't do easy much these days so it seems unlikely

 

[Emibury]

We don't do easy much these days so it seems unlikely

Well, I'm optimistic - especially with Özil and Alexis probably coming back! I've watched a few Chelsea games this season and they look a mess. A bit more organised under Hiddink but there is something clearly wrong still. I just can't see us not beating them in their current form, with our two best players returning, without Mourinho and at the Emirates.

Still, I thought we would beat Stoke too...

 

[Jasard]

Well, I'm optimistic - especially with Özil and Alexis probably coming back! I've watched a few Chelsea games this season and they look a mess. A bit more organised under Hiddink but there is something clearly wrong still. I just can't see us not beating them in their current form, with our two best players returning, without Mourinho and at the Emirates.

Still, I thought we would beat Stoke too...

Wasn't too confident about Stoke at all, away at Stoke in the freezing cold with most of our big game winners out was never going to go well. Sanchez, Özil Cazorla can all push us in to a win in games like that. As can Wilshere, possibly Welbeck and even Rosicky can come on a turn a draw in to a win. So we were quite lucky to even get a draw imo.

 

[Tourbillion]

Rosicky

 

[Gooner Zig]

I don't care how we do it, we just have to win this, just have to.