Oleksandr Zinchenko starts for Arsenal in their Premier League clash against Brighton at the Amex Arena. The Ukrainian international is in for Kieran Tierney in the only change Mikel Arteta has made to his line up from the Boxing Day victory over West Ham.
That means that Ben White continues at right-back on his return to the side where he came through as a youngster. Takehiro Tomiyasu is back fit, but he is only on the bench.
That means youngster Amario Cozier-Duberry drops out from the matchday squad. There is no space for Emile Smith Rowe despite the positive steps he's made in terms of his fitness in the past week.
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William Saliba starts at the back amid reports that he has had his contract extension option triggered. Mikel Arteta has stated that the Frenchman is keen to stay at Arsenal but work still needs to be done to reach an agreement.
Eddie Nketiah meanwhile continues up front in the absence of Gabriel Jesus. He'll be hoping to continue his impressive scoring run, alongside Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal confirmed XI vs Brighton - Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
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