Confirmed Arsenal v Newcastle lineups: Diame starts, Aubameyang on the bench

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Arsenal host Newcastle United in the Premier League this evening.

Arsenal line up with Bernd Leno in goal, with a back three of Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Shkodran Mustafi and Nacho Monreal in front of him.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac feature as the wing backs, with Aaron Ramsey joining Matteo Guendouzi in the heart of midfield.

Alex Iwobi and Mesut Ozil will be called upon to support Alexandre Lacazette up top, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left on the bench.

Denis Suarez joins Aubameyang on the bench, alongside Petr Cech, Carl Jenkinson, Mohamed Elneny, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eddie Nketiah.

Meanwhile, Newcastle go with Martin Dubravka in goal, who has recently been linked with a move to Arsenal this summer.

Paul Dummett appears to be lining up as the left-sided centre back in a three-man defence tonight, alongside Jamaal Lascelles and Florian Lejeune.

DeAndre Yedlin and Matt Ritchie start as wing backs, with Isaac Hayden and Mo Diame given the start in midfield, given that Sean Longstaff is out.

Miguel Almiron is given a start after picking up a red card for Paraguay in the international break, and joins Ayoze Perez in supporting Salomon Rondon.

Jonjo Shelvey is named on the bench, alongside Federico Fernandez, Javi Manquillo, Kenedy, Ki Sung-yueng, Yoshinori Muto and goalkeeper Karl Darlow.