Arsenal and Chelsea meet at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon, with both sides carrying perfect records into what promises to be a compelling Premier League encounter.
Defending champions Arsenal opened their campaign with a win over Coventry City before claiming all three points away at Aston Villa in their second outing.
Chelsea arrive in equally strong form, having beaten Fulham 3-2 on the opening weekend before edging past Brighton 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.
The two clubs are level on six points apiece, meaning this contest could have significant early implications for the shape of the title race.
Mikel Arteta has been forced into a change at the back after Cristhian Mosquera picked up a knock at Villa Park, ruling him out of today’s fixture.
Ezri Konsa steps in to fill that void, making his full debut for the Gunners alongside Gabriel Magalhaes in what will be a new central defensive partnership.
Ben White retains his position at right-back, with Riccardo Calafiori preferred over Piero Hincapie on the left side of defence.
William Saliba and Jurrien Timber are both absent for Arsenal, placing further importance on Konsa’s performance in what is a high-stakes top-of-the-table meeting.
Bruno Guimarães, who has been managing a knock, is named among the substitutes rather than starting, with Myles Lewis-Skelly keeping his midfield berth alongside Declan Rice.
Martin Odegaard captains the side once again, with Arsenal looking to the Norwegian to provide the creative spark in what should be an open and attacking game.
Arsenal line up as follows: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz.
Chelsea’s starting eleven reads: Martinez; Acheampong, Fofana, Lacroix; Neto, James, Lavia, Hato; Palmer, Rogers, Pedro.