Arsenal’s 2025/26 season has been mostly impressive, with the club still on course for a historic quadruple. They have a last-16 Champions League tie against Bayer Leverkusen and a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City in the near future. Arsenal will be buoyed after their dominant 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, and with Manchester City just two points behind the Gunners, three points are vital for Mikel Arteta’s team. Arsenal return to Premier League action on March 1 as they face London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates. Here is the Arsenal predicted lineup and latest team news.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup & Team News vs Chelsea
How Arsenal Have Lined Up Recently
The pressure is on Mikel Arteta’s team, and last time out, the Gunners lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in the 4-1 demolition of their bitter local rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. David Raya started in goal, while Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, and Piero Hincapie completed the defence.
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In the holding midfield slots were Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice, with Leandro Trossard, Eberechi Eze, and Bukayo Saka supporting Viktor Gyokeres.
Team News
In his pre-match press conference, Arteta was asked about general injury concerns in the squad and said:
“No so far, we’re waiting for tomorrow, the last training session, to understand if we have one or two available from last week.”
When asked specifically about Kai Havertz, Ben White and Max Dowman:
“We are hopeful. Max will play some minutes tonight with under-21s, Kai will train tomorrow and Ben, let’s see,” said Arteta.
Discussing Viktor Gyokeres’ form, Arteta said:
“Well, I think one thing leads to another. When you score the first one, or the performance is good, you have more time with your teammates, you understand the games, the opponents, the league better, everything helps. We know his qualities; he’s undoubtedly an incredible striker. We need to feed into his quality, we need to understand him better, he needs to understand the team and the league better, and I think we are on the right trajectory.”
