Arsene Wenger has named his side for the trip to West Bromwich Albion and the big surprise is the starting midfield. Mesut Özil has been left out of the starting lineup with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain coming in for the German.
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Matchday: Team News – Predicted Lineup – Match Highlights
Match: West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Kick-Off (GMT): Sat 18 Mar 12:30
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Wenger starts with a full strength back five. Petr Cech plays behind Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny in the middle with Nacho Monreal and Hector Bellerin out wide.
Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey start in midfield once again but the big surprises are further forward.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain comes back into the starting lineup at the expense of Mesut Özil who isn’t even in the squad. In attack, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott partner Alexis Sanchez with Olivier Giroud dropping to the bench.
Arsenal Lineup:
Petr Cech
Hector Bellerin
Shkodran Mustafi
Laurent Koscielny
Nacho Monreal
Granit Xhaka
Aaron Ramsey
Theo Walcott
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Danny Welbeck
Alexis Sanchez
Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Coquelin, Elneny, Iwobi, Giroud
West Brom Lineup:
Ben Foster
Allan Nyom
Gareth McAuley
Jonny Evans
Craig Dawson
Darren Fletcher
Jake Livermore
Nacer Chadli
Chris Brunt
James McClean
Saloman Rondon
Subs: Myhill, Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, M Wilson, Leko, Field