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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal will be out for revenge when they welcome Watford to the Emirates Stadium, just three weeks after the Hornets dumped them out of the FA Cup to end their two years of domination in the tournament.
- Petr Cech faces late fitness test after returning to Arsenal training
- Jack Wilshere and Tomas Rosicky back in training but will not be risked
- Aaron Ramsey still a week away from a return for third-place Gunners
- Watford have no new injury concerns, though Tommie Hoban remains sidelined
- Joel Ekstrand lacking match fitness
- Watford can move up three places to 11th depending on other results with a win
Teams
Arsenal: Ospina; Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Elneny; Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez; Welbeck
Substitutes: Cech, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Chambers, Walcott, Giroud, Campbell
Watford: Gomes; Nyom, Prödl, Cathcart, Ake; Capoue, Watson, Suarez; Abdi, Deeney; Ighalo
Substitutes: Pantilimon, Britos, Guedioura, Anya, Berghuis, Jurado, Amrabat
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Today’s fixtures:
Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 12:45
Arsenal vs Watford – 15:00
Bournemouth vs Manchester City – 15:00
Norwich City vs Newcastle United – 15:00
Stoke City vs Swansea – 15:00
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion – 15:00
West Ham vs Crystal Palace – 15:00
Liverpool vs Tottenham – 17:30
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: Then again maybe not, Villa come close as Baba makes a bit of a meal of clearing the ball and nearly causes an equaliser.
0 - Aston Villa have not won a Premier League game this season after conceding first (D4 L19 before today). Uphill.
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Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: Free kick to Villa outside the area but Courtois easily saves Ayew's effort.
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: Chelsea launch a lovely counter attack that ends when Kenedy's attempts to buy a cheap free kick are turned down. Then Ayew comes close of Villa, but his placed effort is just wide of the far post. Five minutes or so left in the half.
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: Ooof, Loftus-Cheek comes close to a second, nearly curling a low shot into the corner of the net, but it's just wide.
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1: PENALTY TO CHELSEA. Pato brought down by Sissokho
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 2: Players coming out for the second half, Oscar coming on for Chelsea, Kenedy going off.
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