Chelsea host London rivals Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday. New Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior got off to a winning start as his side beat Charlton Athletic 5-1 in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Liam Rosenior has identified five Chelsea players as “special talents”. Rosenior takes charge of his first game at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday when Chelsea play Arsenal in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Liam Rosenior’s first major test as Chelsea manager is on the horizon, with the Blues playing host to the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal on Wednesday night.

Mikel Arteta said it is his "mission" to knock Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup and deliver Arsenal's first major trophy in almost six years.

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Defenders Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori will miss Arsenal's trip to Chelsea for Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg, while William Saliba and Leandro Trossard are doubtful, manager Mikel Arteta said.

Newly installed Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior rejected the notion that Arsenal was "taking the game back in time" by focusing heavily on set plays under Mikel Arteta.

Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat trick as Arsenal's lively front line was too much for Portsmouth in a 4-1 comeback win at Fratton Park in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Arsenal Stability Signals Ambition Rather Than ComfortThere is something quietly reassuring about Arsenal’s week, not because it was loud or dramatic, but because it spoke to continuity. As