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Arsenal predicted lineup tonight: Arteta picks 22-year-old to fill in for Martinelli

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Arsenal face PSV Eindhoven tonight and Mikel Arteta will be expected to rotate his starting lineup once again.

The Gunners have watched on as their Premier League rivals have all been in domestic action this midweek.

Arsenal’s game with Manchester City was postponed as the Gunners finally play their Europa League clash with PSV.

The original game was rescheduled due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II but the Dutch side will finally play in London tonight.

Arsenal FC v FK Bodo/Glimt: Group A - UEFA Europa League
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Arsenal predicted lineup v PSV

Arteta has usually rotated his team for Europa League games but this is a bigger ask.

PSV are a level up from FC Zurich and Bodo/Glimt so Arsenal need to take this game seriously.

We would still expect Matt Turner to come into the side and start in goal in place of Aaron Ramsdale.

Rob Holding usually comes in for Europa League games and we would expect the same again this evening.

William Saliba was given the nod against Bodo/Glimt last week but we’re backing Gabriel Magalhaes to play this time.

Kieran Tirney should start again at left back with Oleksandr Zinchenko still struggling though injury.

Albert Sambi Lokonga has been featuring in Europe and we think he will start again tonight.

Granit Xhaka will surely feature too, and Fabio Vieira should be given the chance to play in place of Martin Odegaard.

Gabriel Martinelli appears to be struggling for this one so Reiss Nelson may come in down the left with Bukayo Saka on the right.

Eddie Nketiah has been playing European games and should start again, allowing Gabriel Jesus to rest a little.

There should be some youngsters on the bench with Khayon Edwards surely in contention again whilst Ethan Nwaneri has been spotted in first-team training this week.

Predicted Arsenal lineup v PSV Eindhoven: Turner; Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Lokonga; Saka, Vieira, Xhaka, Nelson; Nketiah.