Arsenal Vs. Chelsea: London Derby Ends Scoreless

Unfortunately for Arsenal, the biggest event of this game was probably an injury. Early in the second half, Theo Walcott pulled up with a hamstring problem. He attempted to continue, but pulled up lame again and appeared to make his injury worse in the process. He was replaced by Gervinho in the 60th minute, and Arsenal could be without him for a couple of games.

You can find all of our game coverage in our Arsenal vs. Chelsea StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History and Arsenal FC blog The Short Fuse.

UPDATE: Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea, Final Score

It has been a truly woeful 45 minutes from the Emirates Stadium. There have been very few chances, and the half chances that have occurred have come on set pieces that were poorly defended. There’s been very little to write home about so far, as both Chelsea and Arsenal appear to have missed the memo that this is a very important game. It’s 0-0 at halftime, with two shots on target between the two teams.

Kickoff is at 7:45 a.m. ET, 12:45 p.m. local time from Emirates Stadium in London, England. You can catch the game on any of ESPN2, ESPN3 or ESPN Deportes in the USA. It’s on TSN2 in Canada and Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

We’ll have pre-game and live game coverage in our Arsenal vs. Chelsea StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History and Arsenal FC blog The Short Fuse.

It was expected that Luiz would miss the match. He’s been battling an injury of his own and nobody expected him to be fit, but the absence of Drogba could really be a blow to the Blues’ chances in both the league and Champions League.