Ebere Eze returns to make his first pre-season appearance as Mikel Arteta makes seven changes for our Emirates Stadium clash against Como.
New signing Bruno Guimaraes is on the bench, poised to make his home debut. Academy starlets Theo Julienne and Marli Salmon are selected in the backline following substitute appearances against Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup.
Kepa keeps his place in goal, Piero Hincapie and Gabriel, who is tonight’s captain, complete the backline alongside our two Hale End teenagers.
Ebere joins a midfield of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who has started all four pre-season outings.
Max Dowman and Gabriel Martinelli are on the wings, with Gabriel Jesus completing our line-up in N5.
World Cup winners David Raya and Mikel Merino are back on the bench. Noni Madueke is also on the bench following his time with England at the World Cup.
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LINE-UPS
Arsenal: Kepa, Julienne, Salmon, Gabriel, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Eze, Nwaneri, Dowman, Jesus, Martinelli
Substitutes: Raya, Setford, Meslier, Mosquera, White, Odegaard, Gyokeres, Tzolis, Madueke, Vieira, Merino, Havertz, Calafiori, Guimaraes, Ogunnaike
Como: Butez, Kempf, Valle, Ramon, Cuoto, Baturina, Perrone, Da Cunha, Liberali, Diao Douvikas,
Substitutes: Audero, Tornqvist, Vigorito, Da Silva, Goldaniga, Milla, Morata, Caqueret, Gabrielloni, Dossena, Lahdo, Carballo, Kuhn, Fadera, Chalobah