Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie both start in the heart of the defence as we take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
William Saliba misses out after picking up a knock in training, so he joins Gabriel among the absentees. Hincapie comes back into the side after playing in the north London derby last weekend, to partner fellow summer signing Mosquera.
Leandro Trossard is also unavailable after going off in our midweek win, so Gabriel Martinelli replaces him on the left, after making a goalscoring impact from the bench in the Champions League.
The other change is at left back, where Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
There is good news among the substitutes, where Gabriel Jesus returns to the matchday squad for the first time since playing against Manchester United in the FA Cup, 322 days ago.
Viktor Gyokeres is also back on the bench, having missed the past four matches with a hamstring injury.
Chelsea are unbeaten in six, and also come into the game on the back of a Champions League win.
They make just the one change from the side that beat Barcelona, with Joao Pedro replacing Alejandro Garnacho.
Cole Palmer has recovered from a toe injury to be among the subs.
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Preview: Chelsea v Arsenal
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Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Merino.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, White, Odegaard, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Madueke, Gyokeres, Jesus.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Cucurella, Chalobah, James, Fernandez, Estevao, Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Pedro.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashille, Santos, Palmer, Gittens, Garnacho, Delap.
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