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Arsenal team news: Predicted line up vs Leeds - Arteta waiting on two stars
Arsenal take on Leeds in the FA Cup third round later tonight at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal vs Leeds: FA Cup match preview
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is still waiting to find out whether Hector Bellerin and Gabriel Martinelli will be available for his side’s FA Cup third round clash with Leeds on Monday. The Spaniard is expected to pick a strong side to face Marcelo Bielsa’s team.
Arteta is also contending with Calum Chambers’ season-ending knee injury while Kieran Tierney remains sidelined too.
Sead Kolasinac is also out of action after limping off against Manchester United on New Year’s Day.
So at the back, Arteta could go with Rob Holding and Shkodran Mustafi while Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Buyako Saka take their places in the right and left side, respectively.
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Emiliano Martinez will likely take his place in goal for Arsenal while Bernd Leno has a rest.
In the middle of the park, Matteo Guendouzi and Joe Willock could continue to operate in a defensive two.
Pepe will look to kick on from his good performance against Manchester United if he starts on the right of an attacking trio.
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Dani Ceballos may be handed a rare start in the No 10 role with youngster Reiss Nelson to the right of him.
Up top, Alexandre Laczette could be considered but Arteta’s comments on the Frenchman in midweek may mean that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang continues his role.
“He had the chances to put away [against United],” Arteta said about Lacazette, who’s scored just six goals in 17 appearances this term.
“He has been really helpful in giving us a lot of options. He makes his team-mates better, that’s one of the biggest qualities.
“As well, every time he is in front of goal normally he is so clinical.
“I am disappointed that he hasn’t been rewarded with all the work he has done in the last three games because he could have scored three or four goals easily.
“But the goal will come for him naturally because he is a natural finisher.”
Aubameyang is Arsenal’s top scorer this season with 15 in all competitions.
Arsenal predicted line-up vs Leeds United – FA Cup
(4-2-3-1): Martinez; Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Holding, Saka; Willock, Guendouzi; Pepe, Ceballos, Nelson; Aubameyang