ICC: Arsenal v Chelsea | August 1, 2018 20:05 BST | Premier Sports

[A_G]

Arsenal Squad
Petr Cech, Bernd Leno, Emiliano Martinez, Hector Bellerin, Sead Kolasinac, Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Mohamed Elneny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Matteo Guendouzi, Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe, Joe Willock, Aaron Ramsey, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Özil, Alex Iwobi, Eddie Nketiah, Lucas Perez, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Chelsea Squad
Marcin Bulka, Jared Thompson, Bradley Collins, David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, Emerson, Davide Zappacosta, Ola Aina, Michael Hector, Tomas Kalas, Fikayo Tomori, Jorginho, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Ross Barkley, Ethan Ampadu, Mario Pasalic, Kasey Palmer, Alvaro Morata, Tammy Abraham, Pedro, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Lucas Piazon, Charly Musonda

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

So Lucas xhaka Monreal Lich won't take part? Damn. Hopefully they all start against Lazio then

 

[Ricardinho]

So Lucas xhaka Monreal Lich won't take part? Damn. Hopefully they all start against Lazio then

I could see a training ground game taking place next week against a fellow premier league London club with the idea being the fringe players and those returning late from the world cup get a run out.

Ideally the lineup against Lazio really ought to be what we'll be seeing the following week against city.

 

[Steve Morrow]

Any others on here going to this? Very excited not to have to fly and to be able to drive to an Arsenal game.
Hopefully get a good match. Looking forward to see how Emery sets up the team.
Hope the pressing continues. I noticed against PSG that the players were pressing in twos and threes. Too often last year it was one and was too easy to play around.

 

[MutableEarth]

Callum Hudson-Odoi is a player to watch. As big a talent as Sancho, magnificent young player. On an individual level, I hope he gets the minutes he deserves at Chelsea.

Other than that, I hope our youngsters impress against Chelsea. It's a good test for them to see how they might fare in a PL game against a PL outfit (albeit not completely first team). I'm looking particularly to Reiss Nelson, who hasn't played yet with the kind of confidence displayed by his aforementioned counterpart. He has an opportunity to really burrow a hole into this team and get consistent minutes on either wing. We need more 1v1s and more goalscoring situations from him.

Guendouzi and Smith-Rowe will also be interesting to see, as well as if Nketiah gets any proper minutes.

 

[Fewtch]

Big test for Guendouzi. I think Unai might consider playing him against city depending on how well he does tomorrow and the fitness of Torreira/Xhaka.

 

[gkoat]

Like our chances. That CFC team roster is garbage.

 

[tap-in]

Callum Hudson-Odoi is a player to watch. As big a talent as Sancho, magnificent young player. On an individual level, I hope he gets the minutes he deserves at Chelsea.

Other than that, I hope our youngsters impress against Chelsea. It's a good test for them to see how they might fare in a PL game against a PL outfit (albeit not completely first team). I'm looking particularly to Reiss Nelson, who hasn't played yet with the kind of confidence displayed by his aforementioned counterpart. He has an opportunity to really burrow a hole into this team and get consistent minutes on either wing. We need more 1v1s and more goalscoring situations from him.

Guendouzi and Smith-Rowe will also be interesting to see, as well as if Nketiah gets any proper minutes.

I'm really hoping this season is a coming of age for Nelson. He has the potential to succeed at Arsenal but to do that he has to get the games. Nketiah I'm not concerned about, he is such a natural scorer that his goals will ensure he succeeds, whereas Nelson could miss out if he doesn't get the chance.

 

[yybecause]

I too think this will be a match for younger players and the ones fighting for a first 11, while players like Auba, Micki and co., take small or no part in it, unlike Lazio game where I would expect strong team. just a thought.

but then again, Unai gives me an inpression like he wants to play as many games as possible , even in trainings, to get to know the team and players as much as possible, and for players to get to know the system as good as they can. since we have such a schedule at the beginning of the season, maybe he wants us to fire on all cylinders and have everyone play those friendlies.
then, after 5,6 league games he could rotate more and work on refreshing his players. fact we didn't get hurt a lot by WC (when it comes to having best players in early) bonds well with that. new era, tough schedule at the start, pressure on us; but then again; good preseason with best players around (unlike city and co)... so yeah, now I’m going with us not really resting anyone in the next two games

on a personal level, Nelson will be on the top of my watchlist for this one.

 

[albakos]

Must win

Looking forward to Douzy and ESR giving Fabregas a runaround.

 

[dashsnow17]

Any others on here going to this? Very excited not to have to fly and to be able to drive to an Arsenal game.
Hopefully get a good match. Looking forward to see how Emery sets up the team.
Hope the pressing continues. I noticed against PSG that the players were pressing in twos and threes. Too often last year it was one and was too easy to play around.

I'm on the mainland unfortunately, safe trip though!

 

[tap-in]

Does anyone use Premier Player? I was thinking about joining and this game is on tonight. Any other suggestions for watching this game are very welcome

 

[bingobob]

Gutted that I'm working. This is the first time I can recall Arsenal playing in Ireland and even then it is by accident. Original game was meant to be in Sweden but got moved because Chelsea have the Charity shield to contest.

Not expecting much from us other than another 90 minutes of practice and again hopefully no injuries.

 

[Steve Morrow]

Ch

I'm on the mainland unfortunately, safe trip though!

Cheers Dash! Leaving Belfast soon to head down. Come on you Gunners!

 

[Ricardinho]

I wonder how strong the team will be tonight with one eye probably on playing the team planned for city against Lazio at the weekend.

Maybe a situation where the likes of Özil, auba, Ramsey etc come on for the last 30 minutes.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

5-0 to the Arsenal. Those upstarts can well and truly **** off. No history. A footnote in the history of London football.

Once Roman the oil oligarch pulls the plug, they'll be strutting their stuff on the Hackney marshes...

Hateful little outfit.

 

[dashsnow17]

Ch

Cheers Dash! Leaving Belfast soon to head down. Come on you Gunners!

Hope you remembered the Taytos! Wouldn't touch those southern Taytos with a bargepole

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Another chance to watch Smith-Rowe if he plays!

Another chance to whine if he doesn't play!

 

[pigge]

lol, 2 hours left, thought there was just one.. fking time difference

 

[OnlyOne]

Another chance to watch Smith-Rowe if he plays!

Another chance to whine if he doesn't play!

I'm glad he finally turned 18 so I can have pictures of him on my walls.