Fixture: Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 13:30 (UK time)
Arsenal have announced their starting eleven and substitutes to take on Aston Villa in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has opted for Olivier Giroud to lead the line in attack, well supported by both Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla, who will look to load the gun for the Frenchman. Alexis Sanchez, who had been a doubt with a hamstring injury, misses out.
New signing Gabriel Paulista is on the bench and could be in line to make his debut at some stage, but Wenger has gone with trusty duo Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny to form a centre-back partnership. Elsewhere, David Ospina is between the sticks, while Theo Walcott also plays for the Gunners.
Arsenal Team vs Aston Villa
Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Walcott, Cazorla, Ozil, Giroud
Substitutes: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chambers, Flamini, Rosicky, Akpom
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