- Arsenal ‘very interested’ in signing Xavi Simons this summer
- Arsenal interested in signing Benjamin Sesko this summer
- Arsenal urged to rival Tottenham to sign Conor Gallagher
- Arsenal ‘pushing’ to sign Ajax star Jorrel Hato this summer
- Arsenal register interest in signing Ajax star Diant Ramaj
- Ex-Gunner says Arsenal could sign Jason Steele this summer
- Arsenal backed to sign Alexander Isak this summer
- Arsenal could sign Napoli ace Victor Osimhen this summer
- Arsenal receive boost to sign Martin Zubimendi this summer
- Arsenal to step up efforts to sign Bruno Guimaraes
[Confirmed teams] Arsenal vs Leicester: Lacazette starts, Pepe on the bench
Arsenal take on Leicester City at the Emirates tonight knowing we desperately need a win to boost our European ambitions.
Hector Bellerin is recalled to start on the right flank meaning Cedric Soares makes way and Alexandre Lacazette comes in for Eddie Nketiah up front after scoring off the bench against Wolves at the weekend.
Emi Martinez continues in goal in place of the injured Bernd Leno while Shkodran Mustafi keeps his place in the back three alongside David Luiz and Sead Kolasinac.
Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos are the midfield pairing once again with Lucas Torreira on the bench. There is still no Matteo Guendouzi or Mesut Ozil in the squad.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads Arsenal out once again and Nicolas Pepe is back in the squad after missing Arsenal’s win over Wolves to be at the birth of his child. However, he’s on the bench tonight with Bukayo Saka keeping his place in attack.
These are the teams for the game:
Arsenal
Martinez; Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac; Bellerin, Ceballos, Xhaka, Tierney; Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang
Subs: Papastathopoulos, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Pepe, Nelson, Willock, Nketiah, Macey
Leicester
Schmeichel, Bennett, Evans, Soyuncu, Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Albrighton, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy
Subs: Morgan, Gray, Ward, Barnes, Choudhury, James, Mendy, Praet, Fuchs