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Team news: Two changes for Fulham match

The shirts hanging up in the Craven Cottage dressing room

Mikel Arteta has made two changes to the side that beat Manchester United in midweek for the trip across town to face Fulham.

Oleksandr Zinchenko misses out with injury, so Jorginho comes in, with a defensive reshuffle likely. The other change sees Leandro Trossard return to the starting lineup in place of Gabriel Martinelli, who drops to the bench.

That means there is still no place for either Gabriel or Riccardo Calafiori, both still absent with injury. 

Martin Odegaard, in the week he became a father, captains the side for the 100th time.

The only change to the squad from midweek is Myles Lewis-Skelly - returning from injury to take his place among the substitutes as Zinchenko misses out entirely.

The hosts include three former Gunners in their starting XI - Bernd Leno, Alex Iwobi and Emile Smith Rowe all start, though Reiss Nelson is ineligible as he's on loan from us. 

They make four changes from the side that beat Brighton 3-1 in midweek, with captain Tom Cairney still suspended.

 

Line-ups

Arsenal: Raya, Partey, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz. Subs: Neto, Tierney, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven, Merino, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Sterling, Jesus.

Fulham: Leno, Tete, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Diop, Berge, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Jimenez, Adama. Subs: Benda, Wilson, Cuenca, Godo, Sessegnon, Castagne, Pereira, King, Muniz.

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