Confirmed Arsenal v Tottenham lineups: Vertonghen starts, Ceballos on the bench

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Arsenal take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon.

Arsenal go with Bernd Leno in goal, behind a back four of Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, David Luiz and Sead Kolasinac.

Dani Ceballos is surprisingly dropped to the bench, with Unai Emery going with a more workmanlike midfield of Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi.

Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will line up on the flanks, with Alexandre Lacazette recalled to the side to lead the attack.

Emiliano Martinez, Calum Chambers, Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil all join Ceballos on the bench.

Meanwhile, Spurs appear to have switched their system to a 3-4-3 today, with Jan Vertonghen recalled to the starting line-up.

Hugo Lloris starts in goal, with Vertonghen joining Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld in the three man defence, leaving Moussa Sissoko and Danny Rose as wing backs.

Harry Winks will then partner Christian Eriksen in midfield, with Erik Lamela and Son Heung-min supporting Harry Kane in attack.

Dele Alli is fit for the bench, alongside Paulo Gazzaniga, Ben Davies, Serge Aurier, Oliver Skipp, Giovani Lo Celso and Lucas Moura.