Arsenal and Chelsea team news

TEAM NEWS:

Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie are available to make their first starts together since August when Arsenal host Chelsea on Monday. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski returns to the squad for the top-four Premier League clash, so Wojciech Szczesny is likely to drop to the bench. Abou Diaby (ankle) is available but Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles), Manuel Almunia (ankle) and Kieran Gibbs (ankle) are out.

Jose Bosingwa returns to the Chelsea squad for this crunch game. The Portugal full-back has been out for two weeks with a hamstring injury and would have missed last weekend's postponed clash with Manchester United. Alex,Yuri Zhirkov and Yossi Benayoun remain sidelined.

FACTS:

Didier Drogba has scored 13 goals in 13 appearances against Arsenal in all competitions.

Drogba has hit eight goals against Arsenal in the Premier League, more than against any other side.

The Gunners have only been able to win two of their last 18 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.

Chelsea are the first side to win four straight league matches against Arsenal since Liverpool in 1998.

Arsenal have only won one and lost four of the last seven home games against Chelsea in all competitions.

Nicolas Anelka has scored seven goals in his last 12 Premier League starts against Arsenal.

Arsenal have lost three home matches already, dropping nine points. No title-winning side has dropped more than 10 points at home in a whole season since Arsenal in 2001-02.

The Gunners have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven Premier League home matches.

Samir Nasri has scored six goals in his last six Premier League matches at the Emirates.

Arsenal’s record in their last 11 games in all competitions against Man Utd and Chelsea is W0 D1 L10 F5 A23.