Mikel Arteta has made four changes to the side that beat Ipswich Town 1-0 last time out, with Riccardo Calafiori and Ethan Nwaneri coming into the starting XI to face Brentford in west London.

This will be Nwaneri’s first start in the Premier League, while Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back. The other two players joining the team are Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino.

Since Kai Havertz misses completely, Gabriel Jesus stays in front. Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard are both among the substitutes, as is youngster Ismeal Kabia, who made his Carabao Cup debut this season.

As for the hosts, they make two changes from last Friday’s goalless draw at Brighton. Yehor Yarmoliuk and Sepp Van Den Berg come in for Kevin Schade and Ben Mee.

Brentford have won seven of their nine home league games this season, but lost 2-0 to leaders Nottingham Forest at the Gtech Community Stadium last time out.

SETUPS

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Merino, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nwaneri, Jesus.
Subs: Neto. Kiwior, Tierney, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Rice, Kabia, Trossard.

Brentford: Flekken, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Van Den Berg, Roerslev, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Yarmoliuk, Wissa.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Schade, Jensen, Konak, Maghoma, Yogane, Arthur, Meghoma, Ji-Soo.