Bukayo Saka has been named on our bench for tonight’s Premier League encounter with Fulham, with Mikel Arteta making one change to his side.

After 101 days on the sidelines recovering from hamstring surgery, Bukayo returns to our matchday squad for the first time since December, providing Mikel with a useful weapon should he need it against the Cottagers.

Fellow Hale End graduate Ethan Nwaneri gets the nod to start ahead of Leandro Trossard, in what is the only switch from the side that started our 1-0 win against Chelsea 16 days ago, while Myles Lewis-Skelly is back in red and white after starring for England in the international break.

After scoring for our under-21s last night in a 3-0 win at Norwich City, Jimi Gower is named on a Premier League bench for the first time.

Continuing the Hale End theme, Emile Smith Rowe returns to the Cottagers’ side as part of a new-look frontline that also sees Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore return, with another former Gunner in Willian dropping to the bench alongside Andreas Pereira and Rodrigo Muniz.

It also looks like the visitors could switch to a back five with Issa Diop added to the line-up, while fellow centre-back Jorge Cuenca replaces Calvin Bassey with Joachim Anderson remaining in the backline.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Merino.

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Gower, Saka, Sterling, Trossard.

Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Smith Rowe, Traore, Jimenez.

Subs: Benda, Sessegnon, Bassey, Reed, Cairney, Pereira, Iwobi, Willian, Muniz.

Ahead of kick-off, get all the key stats, a guide to Fulham’s tactics, historical clashes, managerial quotes and much more in our match preview.