Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a glorified friendly between Arsenal and Chelsea. The match scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Wembley Stadium in London and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (via Express): "We're delighted to have extended the contracts of Santi [Cazorla] and Theo [Walcott]. Both are top quality players who are hugely important and influential to our squad. As well as their huge contributions on the pitch, they both have a great deal of experience and are very popular off the pitch. We're very pleased with them both signing contract extensions, as it provides our squad with further stability of quality."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (via ESPN FC): "I just want my club to get the best possible result. Doesn't matter Arsenal, doesn't matter the manager. I just want my teams, my clubs to try to get the best possible results. That's the only thing that matters. In football, you can win or lose or draw. In this case you have to be ready for everything. I never made my victories over Arsenal an explosion of happiness or special pride. I will not make a drama if one day we lose."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Cazorla will be asked to be more impactful from a deeper position this campaign. Last season, the 30-year-old finished with 11 assists and an average of 2.1 key passes.
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cech; Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy; Cazorla, Coquelin; Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey; Giroud
Chelsea's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Terry, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Costa
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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