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3pm team news: Calafiori + Havertz benched

There are only two 3pm BST Premier League kick-offs on a wet and windy Saturday in England.

Reigning champions Arsenal can take advantage of Manchester City’s lunchtime defeat and draw level with the Cityzens on points with a win over Everton.

And is it too early to be talking about six-pointers in the other match? Coventry City host Fulham as 18th meets 19th.

There are some high-profile benchings at the Emirates as Mikel Arteta makes five changes to the side that drew with Bayern Munich in midweek.

One alteration was, of course, enforced due to **Bukayo Saka’**s injury.

And no real surprise to see **Jurrien Timber** and **Bruno Guimaraes** benched as the regular rotation continues at right-back and in central midfield.

But, for the first time in the Premier League this season, **Riccardo Calafiori** and **Kai Havertz** drop down to substitute duty.

**Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino, Eberechi Eze** and **Viktor Gyokeres** all come into the side.

David Moyes is not one for unnecessary tinkering, so no surprise that two of his three changes are enforced.

**Jack Grealish** is ill and **Jarrad Branthwaite** is observing the concussion protocol, so both miss out.

**Ainsley Maitland-Niles** drops to the bench after a couple of rickety displays.

In come **Brennan Johnson, Tyrique George** and **Jake O’Brien**. **James Garner** presumably moves to right-back.

At the CBS Arena, Coventry are unchanged from Monday’s defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.

Fulham make only one tweak, with **Hugo Larsson** in for **Sander Berge**.

**Arsenal XI:** Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Madueke, Eze, Gyokeres.

_Subs: Arrizabalaga, Calafiori, Mosquera, Hincapie, Timber, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Dowman, Havertz_.

**Everton XI:** Pickford, Garner, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko, Armstrong, Rohl, George, Dewsbury-Hall, Johnson, Barry.

_Subs: Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham, Dibling_.

**Coventry City XI:** Rushworth, van Ewijk, Thomas, Pinnock, Dasilva, Grimes, Yirenkyi, Sakamoto, Rudoni, Thomas-Asante, Cherif.

_Subs: Bentley, Mason-Clark, Mfuni, Awoniyi, Onyeka, Kelser-Hayden, Torp, Gboho, Hamer._

**Fulham XI:** Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Larsson, Charles, Bobb, King, Iwobi, Garcia.

_Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Andersen, Palacios, Muniz, Cairney, Kevin, Berge, Angel._

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