Arteta has been known to sew the seeds of confusion over the status of players before key games in the past and it remains to be seen whether he might indeed be ready to return to the side. That the Arsenal manager said that the injuries to both Trossard and Saliba were "nothing serious" does at least offer hope that they might be available.

Welcome to ESPN's live updates as Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal took the lead early thanks to a Ben White header from a corner and went 2-0 up shortly after the break through Viktor Gyökeres.

Mikel Arteta’s side began on the front foot and took the lead after seven minutes, Ben White heading home — virtually unchallenged — from a Declan Rice corner. The remainder of the first half failed to serve up any chances as good as that one, with an Estevao shot, well saved by Kepa, the closest Chelsea came to levelling it up.

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Chelsea were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, but remain in the tie with a second leg at the Emirates still to come.The Blues started about as badly as you could hope. They were timid and

Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, and Declan Rice certainly enjoyed the victory.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs making some big moves in transfer market. After a slow start, the January window has kicked into gear and there looks set to be some significant deals before the deadline on February 2.

As the transfer window continues to run this month, Mirror Football has the very latest news regarding any and all rumours circulating out of Arsenal.