Arsenal are back in action this afternoon as they host Chelsea in the Premier League, with Mikel Arteta facing tough decisions over his lineup.
The Gunners opened their campaign with a 2-0 defeat at newly-promoted Brentford last weekend, and need to respond today.
It’s a return to the Emirates Stadium today with London rivals Chelsea making the trip to the north of the capital.
Mikel Arteta may need to make changes to his side to get a result out of the game, and here is our predicted lineup for the visit of Thomas Tuchel’s Blues…
Aaron Ramsdale is on board but is unlikely to displace Bernd Leno for this game, with the new signing likely to be on the bench.
Ben White is rumoured to be missing out, so we could see three at the back to match up with Tuchel’s Chelsea side.
If White is out, the back three could feature Calum Chambers, Rob Holding and Pablo Mari, with Kieran Tierney and Cedric Soares as wing backs.
Albert Sambi Lokonga should keep his place in midfield alongside Granit Xhaka, having impressed against Brentford and surely done enough to keep Mohamed Elneny out of the side even if Arteta likes him in big games.
Emile Smith Rowe would then feature on the left of attack, with Bukayo Saka replacing Nicolas Pepe on the right side of the Arsenal front line.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is back in training and fit to play, so he could lead the attack after Folarin Balogun started against Brentford.
Martin Odegaard isn’t eligible to play as international clearance prevents the Norwegian from making his second Arsenal debut after signing from Real Madrid.
That means Ramsdale could be joined on the bench by likes of Gabriel Magalhaes, Hector Bellerin, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Nuno Tavares, Mohamed Elneny, Pepe, Martinelli and Balogun, unless Alexandre Lacazette is included.
Predicted Arsenal XI today: Leno; Cedric, Chambers, Holding, Mari, Tierney; Lokonga, Xhaka; Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Aubameyang.
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