Arsenal got off to a flying start with a 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage last weekend.
This weekend looks to hold another winnable fixture, at home to London rivals West Ham.
Mikel Arteta looks set to continue with the 3-4-3 system from last weekend’s routine win, but we’ve looked at a couple of personnel changes he may make.
The back five should stay the same. Arsenal need defensive consistency and on the back of a clean sheet, there’s no reason to change it up.
Perhaps William Saliba might fancy a look-in for a first Premier League start, but Arteta should stick with the same foundation that earned last weekend’s win.
In midfield, Arteta has a fitness decision to make over £35 million (BBC) midfielder Granit Xhaka.
He is carrying a slight knock and if Arteta opts to leave him out, Dani Ceballos is the obvious replacement.
In actual fact, there may be a case to bring the Spaniard’s extra artistry in regardless, for a match where Arsenal will expect to dominate possession.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, fresh from finally signing a new contract, will start on the left, with new-boy Willian continuing on the right.
Through the middle, there’s a decision to make between Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah, the man Arteta called ‘extraordinary’ back in June.
Nketiah started the last meeting between the two sides, at the Emirates Stadium back in March, but Lacazette came off the bench to net the winner.
We’ve got the Frenchman relegated to the role of supersub again here, but it’s a good dilemma for Arteta to have.
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