Team News: Hull City unchanged again against Arsenal

Mike Phelan has named an unchanged starting lineup for this afternoon's visit of Arsenal.

Dieumerci Mbonaki, named in the squad for the first time since his deadline-day arrival, takes the place of James Weir on the bench as the caretaker manager fields the same XI for the fifth game running.

For the visiting Gunners, Petr Cech returns in goal having sat out midweek's 1-1 Champions League draw with Paris Saint-Germain in favour of David Ospina, who now takes his place on the bench.

Theo Walcott has overcome injury and starts, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain finds himself on the bench in Arsene Wenger's other change from their European exploits.

Olivier Giroud is absent from the squad having picked up a toe injury in midweek.

Hull City: Jakupovic, Elmohamady, Livermore, Davies, Robertson, Meyler, Huddlestone, Clucas, Diomande, Hernandez, Snodgrass Subs: Maguire, Maloney, Mbokani, Keane, Henriksen, Marshall, Mason

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez Subs: Gibbs, Lucas Perez, Ospina, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holding, Xhaka, Elneny

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