Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both return to our starting line-up to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the City Ground.
There are three changes in all to the side that beat Chelsea 3-2 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. After sitting out the last two games – in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup – David Raya comes back in to start in goal, with Kepa Arrizabalaga back among the subs.
Both Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard drop to the bench to accommodate Madueke and Martinelli, while Cristhian Mosquera is back on the bench after recovering from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action since December 3.
The visitors, as expected, make a raft of changes from their side that lost to Wrexham in the FA Cup last Friday. Their team more closely resembles the side that beat West Ham United in their last Premier League game. From that team, they make just one change, with Ibrahim Sangare replacing former Gunners academy player Omari Hutchinson.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is on loan to Forest from us, so is ineligible to face us.
LINE-UP
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Havertz, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Jesus.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Aina, Anderson, Dominguez, Hudson-Odoi, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Jesus.
Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Yates, Savona, McAtee, Hutchinson, Ndoye, Awoniyi.
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