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Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs West Ham: Saka and Ceballos start
Arsenal play their first home game of the new campaign when we entertain West Ham at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
Bukayo Saka is recalled to start for Arsenal on the left flank while Dani Ceballos also comes back into the side with Mohamed Elneny dropping to the bench.
Willian keeps his place in attack following his excellent performance during the win at Fulham last week. The Brazilian lines-up along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
Gabriel starts in defence along with Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney so the fit again David Luiz must settle for a place on the bench. Hector Bellerin also starts on the right while Nicolas Pepe is among the substitutes.
There is still no place for Mesut Ozil or Matteo Guendouzi in the squad while Lucas Torreira is also absent amid rumours he’s off to Italy.
These are the line-ups:
Arsenal
Leno; Bellerin, Gabriel, Holding, Tierney, Xhaka, Ceballos, Saka, Willian, Aubameyang, Lacazette
Subs: Macey, Luiz, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Pepe, Nketiah.
West Ham
Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio
Subs: Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson, Lanzini, Haller, Johnson, Randolph.