Hello and welcome to **football.london** for live coverage of Arsenal's Premier League match with Chelsea this afternoon.
There is a real anticipation about this evening's match after [Mikel Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka had returned from injury](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/every-word-mikel-arteta-said-31317390) and is "ready to go!" This will be music to the ears of Arsenal supporters who have been waiting patiently for his return.
He was not a part of the youth side from Monday night and there are hopes he could even be ready to start or at the very least come off the bench. Riccardo Calafiori is expected to miss the match after suffering a knee injury on international duty.
However, Jurrien Timber has shaken off an illness to be a part of the squad. Marco Silva did scrutinise former Gunner now-Fulham midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for lacking consistency as he could play in his old side's ground as an opponent for the first time.
You can follow live coverage from the Emirates Stadium throughout the day right here with our dedicated coverage. **football.london's** chief Arsenal correspondent Tom Canton is in north London to bring you live updates.
Tom Canton
Hello and welcome to our dedicated coverage from the Emirates Stadium today. Arsenal welcome Fulham to north London.
Kick-off at the Emirates is at 7:45pm with team news set to be released an hour and a quarter before. Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day from our chief Arsenal correspondent Tom Canton who will be hosting our **football.london** matchday blog.