For the third game in a row, Mikel Arteta has decided to name an unchanged team for today’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth.
The boss has decided to stick with the same 11 players that secured priceless and memorable victories against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur last week, as he hopes they can also secure three points against the Cherries to move us four clear at the top of the league.
As for our opponents, Andoni Iraola has made two changes to his side that beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 last weekend, with the well-again Ukrainian centre-back Illia Zabarnyi returning in the heart of defence in place of Lloyd Kelly, who missed out.
The other switch sees Ryan Christie preferred to Enes Unal, perhaps indicating a shift back to Iraola’s preferred 4-2-3-1 formation having dabbled with 4-4-2 seven days ago.
Antonie Semenyo is fit despite picking up a knee injury last week, while Philip Billing and Romain Faivre return to the bench.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Trossard, Saka, Havertz.
Subs: Ramsdale, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Martinelli, Nketiah, Jesus.
Bournemouth: Travers, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Ouattara, Cook, Scott, Semenyo, Christie, Kluivert, Solanke.
Subs: Neto, McKenna, Aarons, Kinsey, Hill, Billing, Faivre, Sadi, Unal.
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