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Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Leicester – Raya and Trossard start for Gunners

By on September 28, 2024

Declan Rice Arteta Arsenal

Arsenal get back to Premier League action as we take on Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon.

Following on from last weeks dramatic draw away to Manchester City, we eased into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 5-1 win over Bolton in midweek with Mikel Arteta blooding several youngsters in the game.

Arsenal now switch the focus back to closing the gap at the top of the table as we welcome Leicester City to North London. Arteta has recalled some of his big guns after a rest during the EFL Cup clash on Wednesday night.

David Raya missed the game with Bolton due to a muscle injury but he’s been passed fit to start this afternoon. Ben White has been ruled out with a groin injury so Jurrien Timber comes in at right-back while Riccardo Calafiori keeps his place in the Arsenal defence.

William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are recalled to start at the heart of the back four while Thomas Partey comes in for Jorginho in the holding role.

Declan Rice keeps his place while Leandro Trossard is recalled to start after serving his one-match ban in midweek. Bukayo Saka starts once again on the right flank with Gabriel Martinelli brought in to start on the left side of Arsenal’s attack.

Kai Havertz starts once again so Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling have to make do with places among the substitutes today.

These are the teams:

Arsenal

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Partey, Trossard; Saka, Martinelli, Havertz.

Subs: Neto, Nichols, Kiwior, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus.

Leicester

Hermansen; Justin, Okoli, Faes, Kristiansen; Winks, Skipp, Ndidi; Buonanotte, Vardy, Mavididi

Subs: Ward, Coady, Pereira, El Khannous, Choudhury, Fatawu, Decordova-Reid, Ayew, Edouard