Chelsea: Begovic; Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Pedro, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa.
Subs: Blackman, Terry, Mikel, Ramires, Loftus-Cheek, Falcao, Remy
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott .
Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Chambers, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud
My view : Pedro is fast and willing, a strong boy, can be explosive.
A player Petr Cech knows from pre-season.
Begovic is a keeper I wanted Arsenal to sign from Portsmouth, where he had displaced David James. But he’s not as good as Courtois.
By not restoring JT, Mourinho has gone for speed, tenacity & muscle.
It’s quite nicely balanced and I still fancy a 1-1 draw.
But if Diego Costa has a monster game, Chelsea could win.
If he doesn’t turn it on, anything can happen.