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Arsenal vs Chelsea line-ups confirmed: Ozil benched, Ramsey starts, Hazard false nine
MESUT OZIL has been named on the Arsenal bench to Chelsea at the Emirates.
Arsenal train with manager Unai Emery ahead of Chelsea clash
Ozil's last appearance for Arsenal was against Brighton on Boxing Day but he returns to the Arsenal squad today.
Last week, Arsenal were beaten 1-0 by West Ham and manager Unai Emery has responded by making three changes to his line-up.
Hector Bellerin comes in at right-back for Ainsley Maitland-Nies.
While in midfield, Lucas Torreira and Aaron Ramsey start in midfield in place of Alex Iwobi and Shkodran Mustafi.
For Chelsea, Maurizio Sarri names the same side that beat Newcastle 2-1 last weekend in the Premier League.
It means a place on the bench for Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is the subject of transfer interest from Bayern Munich.
Former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud makes his first return to the Emirates as a Chelsea player from the bench.
Alvaro Morata is not included in the Chelsea squad.
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Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.
Subs: Cech, Elneny, Ozil, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Monreal, Mustafi.
Chelsea: Kepa, Alonso, Rudiger, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Pedro, Hazard.
Subs: Caballero, Barkley, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen, Emerson, Ampadu.