Chelsea lineup today vs Arsenal: Who will start in London Derby?

Goalkeeper: Dibu Martinez
Defenders: Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill
Midfielders: Pedro Neto, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Jorrel Hato
Attackers: Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers

The Premier League season has just started, but already Chelsea has a high-stakes match that will put its perfect start to the test, making a short trip to north London to face Arsenal.

The Xabi Alonso

era started with two victories, with the Blues beating Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion, but both of those wins showed some flaws. Chelsea conceded two in the first game and three in the second, even with Argentina No. 1 Dibu Martinez, who arrived from Aston Villa this summer, making four saves.

Signing the goalkeeper and his former Aston Villa teammate Morgan Rogers meant lots of Chelsea's business already was done by the time deadline day came this week, though they did send Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City in a record deal and also tried to bring in Lamine Camara from Monaco to replace him in the middle only to see that deal fall apart at the last minute.

Instead, Alonso will stick with the squad he's got, and this match against the reigning champions will give a good indication of whether the Blues can truly contend for the title this season or if more changes are needed in the winter window.

Here's how Chelsea could line up on Sunday: