As both teams prepare for the match, Talk Sport has reported that the kick-off time has been moved from 2:00 pm to 1:30 pm. The change has been made to accommodate the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle United, which is scheduled for later in the day.

Fourth on the table, the west London side have won their last two matches against lowly Southampton and Leicester City to close the gap to Arsenal to six points. With the race for Champions League places promising to go to the wire,

Mikel Arteta was able to rest players as Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday night, sealing their progress into the quarter-finals with an aggregate 9-2 victory after a huge 7-1 win in the Netherlands earlier this month.

Arsenal are very excited to play reigning champions Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals next month but they will not be distracted from their Premier League duties as they shift their focus to Chelsea,

Arsenal will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals after comfortably defeating PSV Eindhoven in the previous round.Madrid edged out Atletico Madrid on penalties in the last-16, and

Arsenal and Aston Villa are the last Premier League clubs standing in the Champions League and they both face European giants in the quarter-final stage. Mikel Arteta's men have a mouth-watering tie against 15-time winners and reigning champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.