Date: 23rd September 2016 at 7:00pm
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The Gunners play host to Antonio Conte and his Chelsea side at The Emirates on Saturday evening, and it looks to be quite the clash.

The London rivals are yet to meet since the Italian took the reigns at Stamford Bridge, with both sides having got off to a mixed start this season.

The Blues have mirrored the form of their North London counterparts, beginning their season with three consecutive wins before stumbling with a draw and a loss, against Swansea and Liverpool respectively. Whilst Arsene Wenger’s side, who began with a loss and a draw, go into the game off the back of three wins in the Premier League and a resounding 4-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in The EFL Cup.

The host’s, who remain without Per Mertersacker, Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey will asses the fitness of French forward Olivier Giroud before the game as he returns from a foot injury.

The visitors, meanwhile, could welcome back captain John Terry to the side after the ankle injury he picked up in the draw with Swansea earlier in the month.

With that in mind, how will Wenger line up against his South London rivals? Here is the Arsenal Mania predicted XI…

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