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Predicted Arsenal XI v Leeds United

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Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from the defeat to Aston Villa when they take on Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium this weekend.

The Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat to Villa away from home at Villa Park in the league last weekend which followed a 2-1 loss at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Arsenal will be determined to pick up all three points against Leeds at home in the Premier League on Sunday.

Manager Mikel Arteta is likely to make a few changes to the team that started against Villa.

Martin Odegaard could be drafted into the starting lineup, and the attacking midfielder, signed on loan from Real Madrid in the January transfer window, could replace Emile Smith Rowe in the team for his first start for the Gunners.

The 20-year-old English attacking midfielder – described as “intelligent” by his Arsenal teammate Thomas Partey on Stadium Astro this month – has not been in the best of form in recent games, and Arteta could decide to give him a bit of rest.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could also return to the starting lineup, with Bukayo Saka slotting into left-back and Cedric Soares dropped from the team.

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Cedric, 29, is a right-back who has been playing at left-back in the absence of Kieran Tierney.

Bernd Leno and David Luiz are also likely to return to the team after serving their suspension.

This is how Arsenal could line up against Leeds this weekend:

Predicted Arsenal XI: Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Mari, Saka; Ceballos, Xhaka; Pepe, Odegaard, Aubemayang; Lacazette