Arteta updates Guimarães, Mosquera and Timber before Arsenal vs Chelsea live

Sunday’s biggest Premier League kick-off now has a clearer squad picture

If you are lining up live soccer on TV for Arsenal vs Chelsea, the first question is who can actually walk out at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta has now given a public injury update on four players, and none of it is a predicted lineup. It is the club’s own assessment before Sunday’s 16:30 BST meeting.

On Bruno Guimarães, Arteta said the midfielder “had a knock against Villa. He is being assessed but tomorrow probably he will be ok for training.” On Cristian Mosquera, the substitution against Villa was “more precaution than anything else.” Ezri Konsa, Arteta added, “is available to start.” Jurrien Timber is training with the group, with a decision due after the next session.

Those remarks were reported from Arteta’s media round on Friday and circulated again through Saturday as viewers searched where to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea live. Simon Collings, among others covering the briefing, recorded the same four-player snapshot: Guimarães hopeful of training, Mosquera to be checked after a precautionary withdrawal, Konsa ready, Timber still a Saturday call.

Why this update matters for the live audience

Arsenal vs Chelsea is the Premier League fixture of the weekend. Both sides sit on two wins from two. Soccer games today already include Saturday’s slate; Sunday’s London derby is the one drawing the heaviest “live soccer on TV” search traffic. Squad availability is the information that changes how that audience watches the match, not a score prediction.

Arteta did not declare a starting XI. He did not rule Timber in or out for Chelsea. He did confirm Konsa can start and framed Guimarães and Mosquera as training questions rather than long-term absentees. That is the hard news. Any further change will only be official when the teamsheets drop on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal have also confirmed their 25-man Premier League squad after the close of the summer window. That list, together with Arteta’s Friday briefing, is the registered picture for anyone asking where to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea live. No broadcaster claim is added here beyond the fixture time already published on the weekend calendar: Sunday, 16:30 BST, Emirates Stadium.

For the live soccer on TV searcher, the takeaway is narrow and useful. Konsa is available. Guimarães and Mosquera were being assessed with an expectation they would train. Timber’s involvement is a late call. The match remains the weekend’s principal Premier League appointment. The teamsheet, not the briefing, will close the rest.