After being sidelined for three months with a ‘significant’ ankle injury, the Gunners captain made his long-awaited return off the bench in the Champions League against Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Odegaard entered the fray for the final minutes at San Siro and will no be pushing for a start on Sunday.

Cole Palmer and Declan Rice are the big fitness concerns for Sunday's meeting. Palmer suffered a knee injury against Manchester United last weekend, while Rice is recovering from a broken toe, which saw him not travel to Italy in midweek for Arsenal's Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.

Rice (broken toe) doubt for Chelsea clash Arsenal are weighing up whether Declan Rice can play through the pain after tests revealed he had a broken toe, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea break record with 8 goals to sink Noah Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.