Gyokeres starts, Guimaraes dropped: Arsenal predicted XI vs. Everton
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will temporarily begin life without Bukayo Saka in Saturday's Premier League clash with Everton at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners lost Saka to a thigh injury during Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich, one that "doesn't look good at all", Arteta has admitted.
While an official diagnosis is yet to be released, Saka will likely spend a few weeks out at least, joining Christos Tzolis (hamstring) and William Saliba (back) on the sidelines.
As a result, Eberechi Eze - who opened the scoring at the Allianz Arena after replacing the stricken Saka - is guaranteed to come back in for another Premier League start, after last weekend's first-half horror show against Nottingham Forest.
The man who stepped in for Eze at the City Ground and ultimately decided the contest - Noni Madueke - will fill Saka's boots on the right flank, joining Martin Odegaard in the supporting cast.
Arteta may make a tactical attacking tweak too, as Viktor Gyokeres delivered a gorgeous lay-off for Declan Rice's equaliser against Bayern after Kai Havertz's frustrating display, so the Swede may have earned a starting spot here.
The same goes for Myles Lewis-Skelly, as Bruno Guimaraes was often exposed against Bayern, raising questions about how he and Rice can work together in the midfield.
At the back, the increasingly common Jurrien Timber-Ben White swap is on the cards, but Riccardo Calafiori should be retained at left-back even if Piero Hincapie is given the green light to return from an ankle problem.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Madueke, Odegaard, Eze; Gyokeres
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