"Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have officially got Liam Rosenior's tenure underway with a routine 5-1 FA Cup victory away at Championship outfit Charlton on Saturday evening, the Blues have endured a turbulent time over the past fortnight. Watching Enzo Maresca completing what was a messy divorce from the former Premier League champions earlier in the month, the Blues have shown some rather glaring inconstancies this season."
"Last seen in top-flight action suffering real frustration against bitter local rivals Fulham as they eventually fell to a 2-1 loss at Craven Cottage, Chelsea have failed to win any of their previous five showdowns against Premier League opposition and they now remarkably hold just a two-point buffer from dropping out the top-half of the table. Despite snatching a resilient 1-1 stalemate when they last welcomed Arsenal to west London on November 30th,"
In a heavyweight EFL Cup tie at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Arsenal contest first-leg advantage. Chelsea started Liam Rosenior's tenure with a 5-1 FA Cup win at Charlton but have been turbulent and inconsistent since Enzo Maresca's departure, losing 2-1 at Fulham and failing to win any of their previous five Premier League matches, leaving them only two points above the top-half cutoff. Marc Cucurella is suspended and Levi Colwill remains sidelined with a knee injury. Cole Palmer is set to return after an FA Cup rest. Arsenal arrive having secured a 4-1 victory at Portsmouth.
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