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Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Everton – Nketiah & Ceballos start

By on February 23, 2020

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Arsenal desperately need a win to move us up the table when we welcome Everton to the Emirates this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta has handed Eddie Nketiah a start with the youngster replacing Alexandre Lacazette up front. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang keeps his place on the left wing while Nicolas Pepe comes in for Gabriel Martinelli on the right.

Hector Bellerin is passed fit to start at right-back and Sead Kolasinac replaces Bukayo Saka at left-back with Shkodran Mustafi partnering David Luiz in the middle of the back four.

Dani Ceballos starts alongside Granit Xhaka in midfield with Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira named on the bench for Arsenal this afternoon. Mesut Ozil is recalled meaning Joe Willock drops out of the squad.

These are the teams for the game:

Arsenal

Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Ceballos, Ozil, Pepe, Aubameyang, Nketiah.

Subs:  Martinez, Sokratis, Guendouzi, Torreira, Nelson, Saka, Lacazette.

Everton

Pickford, Sidibe, Holgate, Mina, Baines, Schneiderlin, Delph, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Stekelenburg, Keane, Coleman, Gomes, Davies, Bernard, Kean