Arsenal starting XI: Leno; Cedric, White, Holding, Tavares; Elneny, Odegaard; Pepe, Smith Rowe, Nketiah; Balogun.
Arsenal substitutes: Ramsdale, Tierney, Gabriel, Partey, Xhaka, Patino, Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette.
Sunderland starting XI: Burge; Wright, Flanagan, Doyle; Winchester, Embleton, Neil, Gooch; Pritchard, Broadhead, Stewart.
Sunderland substitutes: Patterson, Evans, O’Brien, Cirkin, Xhemajli, Younger, Hume, Dunne, Kimpioka.
Arsenal go with Bernd Leno in goal whilst Ben White is the only defender to keep his place from the win over Leeds United.
Cedric Soares, Rob Holding and Nuno Tavares join White in the Arsenal back line tonight.
Martin Odegaard drops into a deeper role with Mohamed Elneny, with Emile Smith Rowe as the number 10.
It then looks like Nicolas Pepe on the right with Eddie Nketiah on the left and Folarin Balogun up top.
Albert Sambi Lokonga, Pablo Mari and Callum Chambers all miss out after testing positive for COVID-19.
Charlie Patino does make the bench, joining Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Magalhaes, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Alexandre Lacazette.
Sunderland have Lee Burge in goal behind a back three of Bailey Wright, Tom Flanagan and Callum Doyle.
Carl Winchester and Lyndon Gooch appear to be the wing backs tonight, with Elliot Embleton and Dan Neil in midfield.
Nathan Broadhead and Alex Pritchard are the attacking midfielders, supporting Ross Stewart up top.
Anthony Patterson, Corry Evans, Aiden O’Brien, Dennis Cirkin, Arbeit Xhemajli, Oliver Younger, Denver Hume, Cieran Dunne and Benjamin Kimpioka make the bench.
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