Confirmed Leicester City v Arsenal lineups: Tavares starts as Odegaard decision made

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Leicester City starting XI: Schmeichel; Castagne, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas; Tielemans, Soumare; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Leicester City substitutes: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Lookman, Barnes, Daka.

Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares; Partey, Lokonga; Saka, Smith Rowe; Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Arsenal substitutes: Leno, Holding, Cedric, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Pepe, Odegaard, Martinelli.

Leicester City go with Kasper Schmeichel in goal behind three centre backs in Daniel Amartey, Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu.

Timothy Castagne and Luke Thomas are the wing backs, with Youri Tielemans and Boubakary Soumare in midfield.

James Maddison plays as the number 10, working behind Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy in attack.

Patson Daka and Wilfried Ndidi have to make do with places on the bench, joining Danny Ward, Ryan Bertrand, Jannik Vestergaard, Hamza Choudhury, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ademola Lookman and Harvey Barnes.

Arsenal have Aaron Ramsdale between the sticks, with Nuno Tavares deputising for Kieran Tierney at left back.

Takehiro Tomiyasu, Benjamin White and Gabriel Magalhaes make up the rest of the defence.

Thomas Partey joins Albert Sambi Lokonga in midfield, with Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe on the flanks.

Alexandre Lacazette continues in attack with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, meaning Martin Odegaard is only on the bench.

The Norwegian joins fellow substitutes Bernd Leno, Rob Holding Cedric, Sead Kolasinac, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mohamed Elneny, Nicolas Pepe and Gabriel Martinelli.