Captain Martin Odegaard returns to the starting line-up as one of three changes as we take on Brentford at Emirates Stadium.
Our skipper, who last started against West Ham United in the Premier League on October 4, comes in for Eberechi Eze. Ben White is in for Jurrien Timber at right back, with Noni Madueke starting in place of Bukayo Saka as the three changes made by Mikel Arteta.
David Raya starts in goal. Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera, and Piero Hincapie join Ben in the back line.
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Odegaard on his return, Madueke and Brentford
It’s a familiar pairing of Declan Rice and Martin Zudimendi in midfield, with the duo starting alongside our captain. Gabriel Martinelli starts his second game in a row, with Noni Madueke and Mikel Merino, who scored our goal in the 1-1 draw at Chelsea last Sunday, completing the line-up.
Saka, Eze and Timber are all named as substitutes, alongside Kepa Arrizabalaga, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Viktor Gyokeres, Christian Norgaard and Gabriel Jesus.
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As for our visitors, Brentford’s top scorer, Igor Thiago, is on the bench, with former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson also among the substitutes.
Keith Andrews has made five changes in total. Rico Henry is in for Aaron Hickey at full back. Vitaly Janelt, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Ethan Pinnock and Kris Ajer are the other changes for Henderson, Sepp Van Den Berg, Thiago, and Nathan Collins.
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Arsenal: Raya, White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori , Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Madueke, Martinelli, Merino
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Eze, Saka, Jesus, Gyokeres
Brentford: Kelleher, Henry, Van Den Berg, Pinnock, Ajer, Kayode, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Schade, Ouattara
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henderson, Thiago, Onyeka, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Arthur, Donovan
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