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Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Burnley – Eze & Odegaard start in midfield

By on May 18, 2026

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Arsenal can move one step closer to winning the Premier League title with a win over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium tonight.

We head into the game holding a slender two-point lead over Manchester City with two games remaining. With City facing a tricky away trip to Bournemouth on Tuesday night, Arsenal can put the pressure on with victory over already relegated Burnley in North London.

Mikel Arteta has made three changes from the side that beat West Ham last time out.  David Raya keeps goal once again for the Gunners tonight while Cristhian Mosquera fills-in at right-back with Ben White and Jurrien Timber injured.

William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães continue their partnership in the middle of defence while Riccardo Calafiori starts at left-back after recovering from a knock that forced him off against the Hammers.

Myles Lewis-Skelly drops out as Declan Rice starts in the holding role and Martin Odegaard is recalled to start along with Eberechi Eze in a very attack-minded midfield set-up.

Bukayo Saka starts on the right flank with Leandro Trossard keeping his place on the opposite side of attack. That means Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke have to settle for places on the bench.

Kai Havertz is recalled to lead the line up front so Viktor Gyökeres drops to the bench tonight. Gabriel Jesus and Max Dowman are other options for the boss as Arsenal look to win and increase their goal difference.

These are the line-ups:

Arsenal

Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Ødegaard, Eze; Saka, Trossard, Havertz.

Subs: Kepa, Lewis-Skelly, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Gyokeres, Jesus, Madueke, Martinelli, Dowman

Burnley

Weiss, Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Pires, Luis, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Mejbri, Anthony, Flemming

Subs: Dúbravka, Hartman, Worrall, Humphreys, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Amdouni