Arsenal v Chelsea: Premier League – live!

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The last time Arteta duelled with Lampard? September 2014. Sort of, with Arteta a stoppage-time substitute at the Emirates. It was Lampard’s City debut – but it only lasted 45 minutes with the midfielder, then on loan from New York City, booked and then hooked in favour of Samir Nasri at the interval. The game finished 2-2, with Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sánchez on scoresheet for Arsenal and Sergio Agüero and Martín Demichelis coming up with the goods for City. In total the pair played against each other 10 times during their playing careers, with Arteta winning three, Lampard two and the other five matches being drawn.

Team news news: Granit Xhaka misses out through a mysterious illness, 48 hours on from his agent saying that the midfielder was dead keen on a move to Hertha Berlin. A €25m deal has been mooted by the Bundesliga club. Arteta makes two changes from the draw at Bournemouth on Boxing Day, with Guendouzi starting alongside Torreira in midfeild, while Calum Chambers is preferred to Sokratis. The 18-year-old forward Tyreece John-Jules is on the Arsenal bench. Meanwhile Lampard drops Callum Hudson-Odoi and Jorginho to the bench, with Kovacic and Mount recalled to action. The 19-year-old defender Tariq Lamptey makes the Chelsea bench.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/dec/29/arsenal-v-chelsea-premier-league-live

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