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Confirmed line-ups: Arsenal vs Ipswich Town – Trossard & Jesus start

By on December 27, 2024

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Arsenal can move up to second place in the Premier League table with a win over Ipswich Town at the Emirates Stadium tonight.

Unfortunately, we’ve lost Bukayo Saka for ‘several weeks’ after he tore his hamstring during the 5-1 win at Crystal Palace last time out. It’s going to be virtually impossible for Arsenal to replace our starboy but Gabriel Martinelli lines-up on the right flank this evening.

David Raya keeps goal once again while Jurrien Timber starts at right-back in the continued absence of Ben White. William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes continue their partnership at the heart of Arsenal’s defence while Myles Lewis-Skelly keeps his place at left-back with Riccardo Calafiori and Oleksandr Zinchenko on the bench.

Declan Rice is recalled to start in midfield after scoring off the bench last weekend. Martin Odegaard captains Arsenal once again tonight while Kai Havertz lines-up in midfield so Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino have to settle for places on the bench.

Gabriel Jesus has scored five in his last two games so the Brazilian international keeps his place up front. Leandro Trossard starts on the left wing so Ethan Nwaneri is on the bench. Raheem Sterling remains out with a knee injury.

These are the teams:

Arsenal

Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Trossard, Martinelli, Jesus.

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Kiwior, Calafiori, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Partey, Merino, Nwaneri.

Ipswich

Muric; O’Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves; Johnson, Phillips, Cajuste, Davis; Hutchinson, Szmodics; Delap.

Subs: Walton, Clarke, Townsend, Taylor, Burns, Chaplin, Al-Hamadi, Broadhead, Clarke