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Team News: Jorginho and Trossard start

Jorginho

Mikel Arteta has made two changes to the side for our meeting with West Ham at the London Stadium.

From the starting XI that beat Sporting 5-1 in Lisbon on Tuesday, in come Jorginho and Leandro Trossard, with Thomas Partey and Gabriel Martinelli missing out.

Partey is not in the matchday squad at all due to injury, while Martinelli drops to the bench. Mikel Merino is also injured and not included in the squad.

It means David Raya starts in goal behind an unchanged back four of Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori. 

Jorginho is joined in midfield by former Hammer Declan Rice and captain Martin Odegaard.

Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz fill the front three positions. Kieran Tierney is back on the bench in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023, while academy full back Josh Nichols is also among the subs. 

The hosts name an unchanged side from their 2-0 win at Newcastle on Monday night. That means former Gunner Lukasz Fabianski is in goal, while Mohammed Kudus is still suspended. 

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz. Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Tierney, Nichols, Martinelli, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus.

West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Tobido, Emerson, Soler, Soucek, Paqueta, Summerville, Antonio, Bowen. Subs: Areola, Coufal, Guillherme, Ings, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Irving, Scarles, Mayers.