Arsene Wenger Warns Arsenal Against Chelsea Clash

Arsenal are used to juggling midweek fixtures with weekend ones, with the only difference being that they are in the Europa League rather than the Champions League this term.

This means playing on Thursdays rather than Tuesday of Wednesday, but Wenger has made it clear he’s not prepared to accept that as an excuse for a poor performance against the Blues.

Arsene Wenger has played down the effects of playing on Thursday nights in the Europa League this season ahead of this weekend’s game against Chelsea.

Arsenal are in desperate need of a result after a poor start to the season and a bad record overall against their title rivals in recent years.

While Chelsea have an extra two days to prepare for the contest, Wenger has told his players he does not expect it to make a big difference.