Team News: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang handed Chelsea start against Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been handed a start for Chelsea against former club Arsenal in the Premier League on Tuesday night.

The Gabon international has not featured in the Blues XI since the reverse fixture in November, but he gets the opportunity to make an impact versus a club where he scored 92 goals in 163 appearances.

Frank Lampard has also handed a rare start to January arrival Noni Madueke, with Raheem Sterling completing the front three.

While those alterations represent the only two alterations to the team which lost 2-0 to Brentford last week, Chelsea line up with a back four and a midfield three on this occasion.

Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher are the players to drop out of the team, the two Englishman being selected among the replacements alongside Kai Havertz who returns from injury.

© Reuters

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has made three changes to the Arsenal side which lost 4-1 at Manchester City six days ago, surprising handing a first Premier League start to centre-back Jakub Kiwior.

Former Chelsea man Jorginho lines up for the Gunners in midfield, while Leandro Trossard gets the nod in the final third, seemingly down the middle of the attack with Gabriel Jesus moving out wide.

Rob Holding, Thomas Partey and Gabriel Martinelli are the trio that drop out of the team.

Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Subs: Turner, Holding, Tierney, Partey, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Martinelli, Nketiah

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, W. Fofana, Silva, Chilwell; Kante, Fernandez, Kovacic; Madueke, Aubameyang, Sterling

Subs: Mendy, Badiashile, Chalobah, Gallagher, Loftus-Cheek, Mudryk, Ziyech, Havertz, Felix