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Chelsea are looking for revenge and a place in the Carabao Cup final when they take on Arsenal on Tuesday night.
Liam Rosenior‘s men were beaten 3-2 in the first leg of their semi-final tie against their London rivals.
Alejandro Garnacho had a difficult outing versus West Ham United over the weekend, but the winger managed to score two excellent goals against Arsenal last month.
They will have to be wary of Garnacho if he plays, but the Argentina international is not the only Chelsea player who can pose a real threat.
Joao Pedro celebrating with Chelsea teammate Liam Delap after goal against West Ham
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Joao Pedro’s record against Arsenal
Joao Pedro has been Chelsea’s most potent forward this season, so there is no doubt that Arsenal will also have to pay special attention to him.
William Saliba and Gabriel will fancy their chances up against Pedro. They are the best centre-back pairing in England, while their opponent has an awful record versus their club.
Despite facing Arsenal on nine occasions, Pedro is still yet to pick up a win against the Gunners. He has at least managed to score past them, though.
Chelsea forward Joao Pedro celebrating
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There should be goals in this London derby, as Chelsea will have to come out and attack since they are a goal down in the tie.
Pedro and Cole Palmer, who have a great relationship with each other, are no doubt two individuals Liam Rosenior will be looking to.
Eberechi Eze of Arsenal trying to dribble past Chelsea players
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Joao Pedro is Chelsea’s man of the moment
Although his record against Arsenal is a poor one, again, the Gunners should fear Pedro. He is Chelsea’s talisman at this moment in time and perhaps the Premier League’s most in-form forward.
It was the Brazilian who got Chelsea’s comeback against West Ham underway last Saturday with a header, which followed his brace in the Blues’ victory over Napoli in the Champions League.
Before that, Pedro netted in games versus Crystal Palace and Brentford. As Chelsea fans like to put it, we are seeing the Club World Cup Joao Pedro right now, which is bad news for Arsenal.