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Arsenal team news: Predicted line up vs Crystal Palace – star dropped, Aubameyang to start
ARSENAL travel to face Crystal Palace on Sunday with Unai Emery set to rotate his attacking forces.
Arsenal could mix up their attacking talents for the trip to Crystal Palace in a bid to extend their winning streak.
The Gunners have won 11 games in a row and will be keen to continue their hot form at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Unai Emery's men recorded a solid 1-0 victory over Sporting CP on Thursday thanks to a Danny Welbeck strike.
The Arsenal boss made plenty of changes to his XI but will restore his first team stars to the line-up against Palace.
Alex Iwobi and Lucas Torreira are set to start against Palace following excellent recent form.
They will be joined by Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette, though question marks remain over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's involvement.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has failed to deliver in recent games and looks the most likely candidate to drop out of the side to accomodate Aubameyang.
The Gabonese striker is likely to start on the left wing with Iwobi shifting onto the right and Lacazette leading the line through the middle.
Sead Kolasinac and Nacho Monreal are close to returning for the Gunners but Sunday will come too soon for them to be involved.
Stephan Lichtsteiner is likely to fill in at left-back with Hector Bellerin on the right after a great display against Leicester.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has returned from injury though Rob Holding may be preferred to partner Shkodran Mustafi.
Petr Cech was fit but didn't travel to Lisbon during the week, suggesting he is likely to start against Palace.
Predicted Arsenal team vs Crystal Palace
(4-2-3-1) Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Lichtsteiner; Torreira, Xhaka; Iwobi, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.