Fixture: Southampton vs Arsenal
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 13:30 (UK time)
Arsenal have revealed the team they are sending into battle on the south coast against Ralph Hasenhuttl's Southampton side in a Premier League contest this afternoon.
Hasenhuttl is bidding to become the first Southampton manager to win his first home Premier League clash since 2004, but comes up against an Arsenal outfit keen to lose no ground in the top four race.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery is without Sokratis and Shkodran Mustafi, who both serve suspensions.
In goal Arsenal have Bernd Leno, while in defence Emery trusts in Laurent Koscielny and Stephan Lichtsteiner as the central pair. Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira play, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi support Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
If Emery needs to make changes at any point then he can introduce substitutes, with options available including Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey.
Arsenal Team vs Southampton
Leno, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang
Substitutes: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette, Nketiah
