Cole Palmer and Declan Rice are the big fitness concerns for Sunday's meeting. Palmer suffered a knee injury against Manchester United last weekend, while Rice is recovering from a broken toe, which saw him not travel to Italy in midweek for Arsenal's Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.

After being sidelined for three months with a ‘significant’ ankle injury, the Gunners captain made his long-awaited return off the bench in the Champions League against Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Odegaard entered the fray for the final minutes at San Siro on a night where Arsenal again lacked a creative spark.

Rice (broken toe) doubt for Chelsea clash Arsenal are weighing up whether Declan Rice can play through the pain after tests revealed he had a broken toe, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea break record with 8 goals to sink Noah Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.