MARTIN Odegaard, the Arsenal captain, misses out again with injury as young defender Myles Lewis-Skelly gets a rare start Saturday for the title-chasing Gunners at home to Bournemouth (12.30).
The 19-year-old makes only his second Premier League start of the season, coming in at left-back in place of the injured Riccardo Calafiori. Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli are in for Odegaard and Leandro Trossard in Mikel Arteta’s two other changes, but while the Belgian is on the bench, Odegaard is not in the matchday squad.
He limped out of Arsenal's Champions League win in Lixbon last Tuesday but his Norwegian manager Ståle Solbakken is reported as saying that his absence will only be short term.
For Bournemouth, Eli Junior Kroupi replaces Amine Adli in Andoni Iraola’s only change.
There is a boost off the bench for Mikel Erteta with Piero Hincapie and Eberechi Eze both passed fit and available.
ARSENAL: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz, Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Dowman, Salmon.
BOURNEMOUTH: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Truffert, Senesi, Scott, Christie, Rayan, Tavernier, Kroupi Jr, Evanilson.
Subs: Mandas, Adams, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth.