Capital One Cup Arsenal v Chelsea 29-10-2013 480p

Capital One Cup Arsenal v Chelsea 29-10-2013 480p

Sunday’s victory over Manchester City caps eight games without defeat for Jose Mourinho’s men and they will surely be looking to build on that confidence at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

The Blues manager threatened to field an Under-21 side against Arsenal as he learned his team is to play for the second time in two days, but later backed down, nonetheless leaving very few doubts that there will be some rotation.

Arsenal are currently enjoying the view from the top of the Premier League and will seek to carry that momentum into the Capital One cup with the hope of coming back to their trophy-winning ways of eight years ago.

Arsene Wenger will miss Mikel Arteta, who picked up a one-match suspension against Crystal Palace on Saturday and Mathieu Flamini, who is sidelined with a groin injury, while the Portuguese manager could be boosted by the return of former Gunners' left-back Ashley Cole, who played against Manchester City.