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Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Confirmed lineups

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Here. We. Go.  Will the gap to Arsenal be 7, 10, or 13 points after this one?  Only one of those keeps this title race alive, barely, on life support.

UP THE BLUES!

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Arsenal starting lineup (4-1-4-1):
David Ospina | Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, Hector Bellerin | Francis Coquelin | Alexis Sánchez, Mesut Özil, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey | Olivier Giroud

Substitutes from: Wojciech Szczesny, Mathieu Debuchy, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Mathieu Flamini, Danny Welbeck

Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3):
Thibaut Courtois | César Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanović | Ramires, Nemanja Matić, Cesc Fàbregas | Eden Hazard, Oscar, Willian

Substitutes from: Petr Čech, Filipe Luis, Kurt Zouma, Mikel, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Juan Cuadrado, Didier Drogba

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Well, that's certainly a new and different solution to the striker injury problems.  Oscar as the nominal center forward?  Hazard?  Or somebody else?  Your guess is as good as mine.

Let's go!

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