Arsenal v Chelsea – Probable lineups – Conte suffers blow as star midfielder ruled out, Gunners without January transfer

Mesut Ozil

Arsenal hosts their London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium tonight in the Carabar Cup semi-final.

The victor will face Manchester City at Wembley in the final on February 25.

Arsene Wenger’s side held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge in the first leg. The Gunners come into tonight’s game following a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Chelsea meanwhile recorded a 4-0 win over Brighton.

January transfer Henrikh Mkhitaryan won’t feature tonight as he is cup-tied. Meanwhile, Danny Welbeck, Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud are all ruled out.

Germany international Mesut Ozil is available for selection after playing a starring role during the weekend win.

Chelsea meanwhile will be without star defender Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas due to injuries.

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Arsenal v Chelsea – Probable lineups

Arsenal probable lineups: Cech, Chamber, Mustafa, Holding, Xhaka, Wilshere, Bellerin, Maitland-NIles, Ozil, Sanchez, Lacazette
Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Elneny, Walcott, Iwobi, Welbeck

Chelsea probable lineups: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill (c), Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso, Hazard, Morata
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi