two london clubs who've had plenty to say for themselves over the years
and when they face each other it's difficult to take your eyes off the spectacle
stay with us it's chelsea against arsenal live from stamford bridge
a meeting that evokes memories of the 2019 europa league final when chelsea ran out 4-1
winners against arsenal in far away baku today stamford prenches the venue derek ray in the
commentary position and stuart robson is alongside me stuart what are you looking
forward to seeing well derek these are two big london clubs that expect to win trophies
and we should get a good game here there's some really top cast players on view today
and this is how it looks for chelsea edward mendy starts in goal
antonio rudiger plays alongside thiago silva in central defence mason mount
starts with christian pulisic out why and leading the attack today is romelu lukaku
and this is the arsenal starting eleven aaron ramsdale as the goalkeeper thomas parte starts
alongside martin erdogan in central midfield and leading the line today alexandre lacazette
yes
and this confrontation is underway
party has lost it
how can they make something happen
lukaku it's worth marcos alonso and they've won the ball back following that challenge
not a great pass it's a good looking ball in behind determined defending
joshino
lukaku now tackling and winning the ball to boat
i must say this looks promising
thomas now and he's taking us away
marcos alonso
and chelsea struggling to keep the ball
well what can they do to stop him running at them marcinelli thomas now
and back with partay now able to close down the shorts
marcos alonso
pulisic
well he's lost the ball
policy setting off perhaps a little bit too much here
no-nonsense clearance
arsenal's free kick here
now some referees might have elected to hand out the yellow card but no booking on this occasion
struggling to get it away
could be troublesome now like i said oh blocked it
pulisic
now
marcus alonso well they no longer have the ball
mount
and mount excellent passing
and take it away
superb defensive judgment to end the attack
granit xhaka kieran tierney
conte lukaku
onto georgina and goto kante
mount now moving the ball impressively here but just like that possession changes hands
thomas well that's how to dispossess your opponent
attacking possibilities for chelsea
alonso
well it didn't happen for them in attack
granit xhaka thomas now really nice ball
well that is how to run at defenders shaka
here's part a
defensive brazilians to shut them down
pulisic
opportunity
pulisic now lukaku committed challenge
what can they do from here tommy yasu ben white
passing it around looking for the goal that would put them ahead it's still alive
could be dangerous sucker no possibilities inside the box
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
granit xhaka arsenal pushing forward with options available
party jacker with it
strong play here and teammates to play it too a fine reading of the situation
lukaku now what's georginio
pulisic
patience enough build up can they carve out a chance jorginho
so it's going to be a goal kick here
really sitting deep now that could be problematic
still pushing for the goal that would put them ahead but not forcing it
oh a vital interception
given away by arsenal moving the ball forward with purpose well chelsea have had so much possession
as you can see but in terms of creating chances they've been well below their normal standards
unless that changes quickly it's going to be a really frustrating day for them
and given away by marcos alonso
30 minutes to go then
and like a set
oh great vision
space and time for the cross
platted away
lukaku
getting the ball forward
and pulisic has it
well they keep working away looking for an opening
pass after pass keeping their opponents moving
oh really commanding goalkeeping
well they've been frustrated for quite a while now but these fans have suddenly come to life
well both teams have had substitutes warming up and now both will rely on their respective benches
splendor tackle and a throw-in coming up
perfectly fair tackle and it will be a corner
trying to pick out a teammate no trouble at all as far as the keeper was concerned
what can chelsea do from this position
nicola pepe
now with pepe doing well to keep possession
white far from a good pass
well what a finish we've got here can chelsea get this winning goal
their fans certainly think so just listen to them
timo burner options in the middle
chelsea throw in here
well i still don't know how he kept that out
derrick it's a fantastic save to keep it all square
just now
could be useful but he failed to get it away properly
and i think the threat has been averted
tension building still level and like a zed
ball is loose well it looks so promising but a girl kicked the outcome
well what a final few minutes we have in store for us here and the chelsea fans are certainly
playing their part but can they take one of these chances that come their way and win this game
pulisic kante
thomas now bukayo saka
advantage arsenal well they still have designs on the win party could be threatening
and players waiting in the center
so a throw into chelsea well they have elected to go to the bench at this stage of the game
i'm taking into account all the stoppages three minutes to be added on excellent challenge
timo the press was on and it worked
and a throw in forthcoming
and there's the referee's whistle these two sides cannot be separated
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