High-flying Arsenal will look for their
first win against Chelsea in more
than two years in the fourth round
of the League Cup on Tuesday.
The Premier League table-toppers
bounced back from their first loss in more
than two months - which came in the UEFA
Champions League against Borussia
Dortmund - with a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace
on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta from the penalty spot and
Olivier Giroud scored the goals for Arsenal,
who have not lost an away match in any
competition since March.
Arteta was later sent off and will miss the
Chelsea clash, with the Emirates Stadium
outfit keen to reverse a trend that has seen
them fail to defeat their London rivals in
their last three meetings.
There are still significant injury problems for
Arsenal, with Theo Walcott (abdominal), Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain and Abou Diaby (both
knee) as well as Lukas Podolski (hamstring)
on the sidelines, while Mathieu Flamini
(groin) has also been added to that list.
Boss Arsene Wenger has traditionally used
the League Cup as a chance to give his
younger players a taste of first-team football,
buthe has promised to pick a side more
than capable of winning the match.
"I will rotate against Chelsea, but play with a
team that has a good chance to qualify,"
Wenger said.
German winger Serge Gnabry is likely to be
involved from the start for Arsenal, after
impressing off the bench at Palace, while
fellow youngsters Thomas Eisfeld, Ryo
Miyaichi and Isaac Hayden could also
feature.
Striker Nicklas Bendtner, defender Thomas
Vermaelen and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski
are likely to provide the experience in
Wenger's side.
Arsenal have won the competition twice,
their last triumph coming back in 1993, with
Wengeryet to win the League Cup with the
club, having lost finals in 2007 and 2011.
That 2007 defeat was against Chelsea, as
Didier Drogba scored twice to guide his side
to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in Cardiff.
Only two teams – Liverpool and Aston Villa –
have won the League Cup more than
Chelsea, who have lifted the trophy on four
occasions.
Chelsea will also enter the match in good
form, with their last-gasp 2-1 win over
Manchester City on Sunday lifting them to
second in the Premier League table.
Fernando Torres scored the winner in the
90th minute, with the result extending their
winning streak in all competitions to five
matches.
The short turnaround between games
should see Chelsea rotate their squad
heavily, with the likes of Juan Mata, Willian,
Kevin De Bruyne and Michael Essien keen to
impress manager Jose Mourinho.
After making an error in Chelsea's 4-1 win
over Cardiff, defender David Luiz has begun
the last two matches on the bench and is
likely to start for the visitors, who are still
without Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel
due to a serious knee injury.

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