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Arsenal predicted lineup vs Chelsea: Tierney & Martinelli?

By Ross Kennerley

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal celebrates with teammates Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette, Emile Smith Rowe, Hector Bellerin, Mohamed Elneny, and Kieran Tierney after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on December 26, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal celebrates with teammates Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette, Emile Smith Rowe, Hector Bellerin, Mohamed Elneny, and Kieran Tierney after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on December 26, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with team mate Gabriel Martinelli after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League group F match between Arsenal FC and Eintracht Frankfurt at Emirates Stadium on November 28, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) /

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Bukayo Saka (RW) – He will not rest. But then again, he won’t want to since unlike many others in the squad, Saka has something huge to play for until the end of the season. He surely has booked his place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad, and while winning football matches for Arsenal is, of course, what he wants, he won’t accept rest at any stage to cement that spot. Neither will Arteta, he’ll bleed him dry.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ST) – No involvement at all on the weekend, a return to the starting lineup is expected for the captain who will hope to exploit the relative lack of pace that Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger possess. That’s easier said than done against a brilliantly organised Chelsea side.

Gabriel Martinelli (LW) – Two starts in a row? Based off of two elements, one being that Pepe has played back-to-back 90 minutes recently and that Arteta reverting to a normal 4-2-3-1 setup would indicate a return for inverted wingers to match the full-backs behind them.

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That, and Martinelli has a memorable moment from this stadium and linked up well with Aubameyang against Newcastle.

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