There have been four changes to our starting line-up for tonight’s Champions League fixture with Dinamo Zagreb, with Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko coming into our defence.
The pair has replaced Thomas Partey and Myles Lewis-Skelly who made up half of our back four against Aston Villa on Saturday, with Jurrien Timber expected to revert to his usual right-back role.
With the Ghanian named on the bench, Jorginho comes into midfield while Raheem Sterling comes into the side with Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench, with a substitute appearance at some stage taking him to 100 Gunners games.
Happily for Mikel Arteta, he has been able to name Riccardo Calafiori and Ethan Nwaneri on his bench after the pair returned to training yesterday following their injury lay-offs.
A win for ourselves would all-but secure a crucial top-eight spot, depending on how results go elsewhere in the competition tonight.
As for Zagreb, Fabio Cannavaro takes charge of his first competitive game following his appointment during their winter break.
He has opted to make four changes from the side that last played in the Croatian league back on December 22, with top scorer Sandro Kulenovic, hot prospect Martin Baturina, winger Luka Stojkovic and midfielder Marko Rog included, while defenders Raul Torrente, Stefan Ristovski and Ronael Pierre-Gabriel also their places.
Line-ups
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Sterling, Martinelli, Havertz.
Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, Calafiori, Kacurri, Partey, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia.
Dinamo Zagreb: Nevistic, Ristovski, Mmaee, Torrente, Bernauer, Pierre-Gabriel, Ademi, Rog, Stojkovic, Baturina, Kulenovic.
Subs: Zagorac, Filipovic, Kacavenda, Misic, Pavic, Bakovic, Mbuku, Hoxha, Spikic, Cordoba, Pjaca, Cutuk.
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