Arsenal are preparing to make the trip North to play against Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners could extend their lead at the top of the table to nine points depending on how Man City get on against Man United in the early kick-off. Mikel Arteta’s side will be full of confidence after they were dominant in a 3-2 win against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg on Wednesday.
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Arsenal’s opponents at the weekend aren’t in the best form. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Wrexham in their last game, so Sean Dyche will be hoping for an improvement.
How could Arteta decide to line up his Gunners against Forest on Saturday? See our predicted line-up below…
Ben White starts again after scoring vs Chelsea
GK – David Raya – Raya comes back into the side after two games where he rested in favour of Kepa Arizzabalaga.
LB – Jurrien Timber – With Riccardo Calafiori injured, Timber switched to left-back last time out against Chelsea.
CB – William Saliba – Saliba was a doubt for the Chelsea game with a knock, but it is understood that he’s fully fit.
CB – Gabriel – The Brazilian will hope to yet again be a threat from set-pieces when he makes the trip to the City Ground this weekend.
RB – Ben White – White scored against Chelsea, and has been linked with joining both Everton and Liverpool.
Eze comes in to allow Odegaard a rest
CM – Martin Zubimendi – The Spanish midfielder scored against Chelsea in the semi-final on Wednesday night.
CM – Declan Rice – Rice remains a very key part of Arteta’s starting XI, and could come up against England teammates Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White on Saturday.
CAM – Eberechi Eze – Eze hasn’t been in the team much recently, but he could get a chance to help rest Martin Odegaard.
Gyokeres looking to score again for Arsenal
LW – Gabriel Martinelli – Martinelli comes in for Trossard, as the Gunners have a crucial Champions League game against Inter coming up next week.
RW – Bukayo Saka – It wouldn’t be a surprise if Saka was rested here in favour of Madueke, but we have the Arsenal talisman starting.
ST – Viktor Gyokeres –Gyokeres scored against Chelsea, and will hope to make it two from two against Nottingham Forest this weekend.