Chelsea vs Arsenal.. See Team news ahead of the match.

Arsenal play Chelsea on Saturday at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing surprisingly since the FA Cup last and only 16 days before they go head to head in the Community Shield.


Arsenal come into this match in high spirits off the back of a draw and two or three wins on their Asian visit.

Ruling Premier League champions Chelsea will play their first match of the late spring, after which they will confront Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.

The two chiefs will need to assert triumph over their main opponent in a match depicted by Arsene Wenger as "not a friendly"

The two London clubs have individually won the FA Cup and the Premier League title last season, and will utilize this match to try out most up to date landings Alexandre Lacazette and Tiemoue Bakayoko.

TEAM NEWS.

Shkodran Mustafa and Alexis Sanchez will feature as they remain on extended breaks. Theo Walcott and Sead Kolasanic may not be available also due to the effect of the food poisoning that affected the team earlier this week. 

The match comes too soon for Alvaro Morata and Antonio Ruddier to feature, while Eden Hazard remains out with an ankle injury. Diego Costa is reportedly close to signing with Atletico Madrid and won't be part of the squad..