Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged side for the trip to Burnley on Saturday.
The manager keeps faith with the team that beat West Ham United 6-0 last weekend, meaning David Raya continues in goal behind the back four of Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel and Jakub Kiwior.
Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice will start in midfield, with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard filling the forward positions.
Emile Smith Rowe has recovered from the ankle injury that saw him miss the trip to West Ham last weekend, and is among the subs, though Alex Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Thomas Partey, Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus all remain unavailable.
Portuguese midfielder Mauro Bandeira is on the bench again, as he was at West Ham last week, and fellow 20-year-old academy product James Sweet is also among the substitutes.
Sweet – who came up through Hale End – is a Wales Under-19 international who plays at full back or also in midfield. Neither James or Mauro have played for the first team yet.
Ethan Nwaneri and Reuell Walters drop out of the 20-man squad completely.
The hosts Burnley are also unchanged from their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool last weekend.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Havertz, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard. Subs: Ramsdale, Cedric, Sweet, Jorginho, Elneny, Smith Rowe, Bandeira, Nelson, Nketiah.
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