Arsenal will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they welcome basement side Southampton to the Emirates Stadium on Friday night.
The Gunners are currently four points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the table, while Southampton are bottom, four points from safety, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
ARSENAL vs. SOUTHAMPTON
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ARSENAL
Out: Mohamed Elneny (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee)
Doubtful: Oleksandr Zinchenko (muscle), William Saliba (back)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Thomas, Odegaard; Martinelli, Jesus, Saka
SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (ineligible), Mohammed Salisu (groin), Mislav Orsic (hip), Valentino Livramento (fitness), Juan Larios (thigh)
Doubtful: Che Adams (calf)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Bazunu; Perraud, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Sulemana; Alcaraz, Onuachu
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Matt Law
