#4 Wenger is without many first-choice players
The hectic winter schedule did not spare Arsenal. Arsene Wenger is without many of his first-choice players for the derby on Wednesday. Mesut Ozil missed the West Brom game on Sunday with a knee injury and did not train until Tuesday. He is a major doubt for the Chelsea fixture.
Laurent Koscielny only has an outside chance of returning from injury while Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud, and Nacho Monreal are still sidelined. Sead Kolasinac has also been ruled out of tonight's clash with a knee injury. All in all, the Gunners will be missing seven of their first team stars for the London derby.
On the other hand, Chelsea has a contrasting fortune on the injury front and all of Antonio Conte's men are fit and ready for the Emirates clash. Lack of options will definitely hurt Arsenal.