Martin Odegaard will make his first start for us since the end of August after being named captain of our team against Chelsea this afternoon.

The Norwegian missed 12 matches with an ankle injury while on international duty, but is deemed fit for today’s London derby after returning to training this week and playing the final few minutes at Inter Milan on Tuesday.

He will join Declan Rice in midfield, who suffered a toe injury at the San Siro but has now recovered, and these are the only two changes made from the team that suffered defeat in Italy five days ago.

Leandro Trossard and Mikel Merino were on the bench, but Raheem Sterling is not in the squad as he cannot play against his own team.

Meanwhile, Chelsea made just one change from their previous Premier League encounter, a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last weekend, opting for Marc Cucurella over Reece James at left-back.

Enzo Maresca once again named a completely different 11 players than those who started Thursday’s 8-0 Conference League win against Noah; The headline was the news that Cole Palmer was fit to start despite missing training this week, but Jaydon Sancho remained. on the injury list.

Squads

Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Caciedo, Lavia, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson.
Substitutes: Jorgensen, James, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Veiga, Fernandez, Nkunku, Mudryk, Felix.

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz.
Substitutes: Neto, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merinos, Nwaneri, Trossard, Jesus.

You’ll find all the stats you need to know ahead of the match, a guide to Chelsea’s tactical plans, how to watch the match on TV and much more in our match preview.