Mikel Arteta has persisted with the team that drew away to Southampton. Despite calls for Kieran Tierney to start, Takehiro Tomiyasu keeps his place at left back with Ben White chosen at right back.
Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba both keep their place. The Brazilian was videoed limping back to the team bus after the game with PSV but trained yesterday and is clearly fit enough to start the game.
Aaron Ramsdale remains in goal with Matt Turner's tight groin injury proving enough to keep him out of the side. Karl Hein gets a Premier League squad call-up, the youth stopper spent part of last season on loan with Reading.
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Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka and Martin Odegaard keep their places in the midfield. Xhaka scored in the last game and is proving to be a clear threat from the Arsenal middle third.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli support Gabriel Jesus who desperately needs a goal. This would make it the eighth appearance without a goal if he fails to score against Steve Cooper's side.
Marquinhos returns to the bench after missing the trip to PSV through illness. Fabio Vieira, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson are the other attacking options. Albert Sambi Lokonga, Rob Holding and Cedric Soares are the other options from a defensive standpoint.
Starting XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Martinelli, Saka, Jesus
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