English Premier League Week 6 Kick-off: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET Line: Arsenal +135, Chelsea +185, Tie +250, Total: 2.5Arsenal plays host to Chelsea in an intriguing all-London affair on Saturday. Arsenal and Chelsea have identical records of three wins, one draw, and one loss through five matches, and each London side will look to move up in the standings on Saturday at the expense of the other. Arsenal will start with Petr Cech in goal, with a defense of Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, and Nacho Monreal defending. In central midfield Francis Coquelin will start alongside Santi Cazorla, with Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in attacking midfield. Alexis Sanchez will start as the lone striker. Chelsea will counter with Thibaut Courtois in net, and a defense composed of Branislav Ivanovic, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, and Cesar Azpilicueta. N’Golo Kante will anchor the midfield, with Willian, Oscar, Nemanja Matic, and Eden Hazard the likeliest to start in attacking midfield, though former Arsenal player Cesc Fabregas could be an option as well. In attack, Diego Costa will look to continue his rampant start to the campaign. With two sides strong up front and relatively weak at the back, over 2.5 goals should be scored. Neither side will do enough for the win, and the final score will likely be 2-2.
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