Confirmed Arsenal line-up (4-3-3) vs Chelsea, Martinelli & Timber start

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named his starting line-up for today's early Premier League kick-off against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners are presently 15 points behind league leaders Liverpool and can reduce the gap to 12 by beating the Blues this afternoon.

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-up:

David Raya continues in goal for the north London giants. He has kept 10 clean sheets in the league and will be eyeing another shut-out.

The backline sees two changes with Ben White and Jakub Kiwior dropping to the bench.

Jurrien Timber and Myles Lewis-Skelly start in the full-back positions.

William Saliba partners Gabriel Magalhaes in central defence as usual.

There is a double change in midfield. Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard come in for Jorginho and Oleksandr Zinchenko today.

The duo will partner Declan Rice in a three-man midfield pivot.

In the final third, Mikel Merino continues as the main striker but there are changes outwide. Kieran Tierney is back on the bench.

Raheem Sterling is ineligible to face his parent club this afternoon.

Gabriel Martinelli has got the nod on the right wing. Leandro Trossard will feature on the left flank. Ethan Nwaneri starts on the bench.

Confirmed Arsenal line-up (4-3-3) vs Chelsea: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Partey, Odegaard, Rice; Martinelli, Merino, Trossard.