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Today presents a huge opportunity for Arsenal to make up for a disappointing result away to Crystal Palace on Monday, but Mikel Arteta's men will have to get the job done without some of their key players.

The Spaniard has been forced to make a couple of changes after Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey were ruled out due to injury. It means Albert Sambi Lokonga starts alongside Martin Odegaard in midfield while Granit Xhaka replaces Nuno Tavares at left-back.

This will be a further blow to Tavares' confidence following an underwhelming 45 minutes against Palace which saw him substituted off at half-time. Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Cedric Soares and Gabriel also start at the back.

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Going forward, the front three consists of Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette and Gabriel Martinelli. Lacazette has gone 19 hours and 23 minutes of Premier League football without scoring a goal from open play, so the Frenchman will no doubt be keen on removing that record from his name.

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