We Aint Got No History: Arsenal Vs. Chelsea Preview

Over at We Ain't Got No History, SB Nation's Chelsea blog, Graham MacAree provides the Chelsea perspective on today's match at the Emirates, a place the Blues have won two years in a row. Along with being thankful for Frank Lampard's return and terrified of Arsenal's attack, MacAree looks at the midfields, noting where the similarities start and end:

Arsenal's midfield is also interesting, in that it's almost a perfect inversion of Chelsea's. Wenger deploys his midfield three in a 2-1 double band, but rather than acting as a double pivot, the Alex Song-Jack Wilshere tandem are often free to go wherever they like. This appears to be by design, but has led to some problems in Arsenal's defence when Song finds himself too high up the pitch and exposing his back line. Michael Essien and Frank Lampard will look to exploit this indiscipline while John Obi Mikel tries to keep captain Cesc Fabregas under control.