""It's too early in any case if we win or don't win [against Arsenal]," said Maresca. "It's November, there's five or six months to go. "It's important where we are [in the table] in February and March, and we'll see if we can achieve something important. "It's another big game. We finished the one against Barca with a good feeling. If it's bigger than the last one, I don't know. For me, they're all important. "It's a nice feeling, but it's three points. Then we have Leeds, which is three points in the same way.""
""The Premier League is full of good players, very good midfielders," Maresca added. "Moi, Declan, [Bruno] Guimaraes, Rodri. Full of very good midfielders. "It's a big part of the game but it's not the only one."
Chelsea sit second in the Premier League and can move within three points of leaders Arsenal with a win at Stamford Bridge. The club have won only one of their last 11 league meetings with Arsenal and are winless in seven since August 2021. Cole Palmer has been declared fit to start. The team views title talk as premature and aims to be established in February and March before assessing title chances. Opta gives Chelsea a 4.9% probability of winning the title this season. Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice have attracted attention, but the midfield battle is only one part of the game.
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