White and Partey start against Bournemouth | Team news | News

Mikel Arteta has made just two changes to his starting lineup for our Premier League meeting with Bournemouth, sandwiched between the two legs of the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Thomas Partey was suspended for the first leg of that semi-final on Tuesday, but he comes back into the side in midfield, replacing Mikel Merino. The other change sees Ben White start at right back, with Jurrien Timber not in the squad at all.

So other than those two changes, it’s the side that took on PSG in midweek. Declan Rice starts again in midfield to make his 100th appearance for us since joining at the start of last season.

Goalkeeper Tommy Setford is on the bench as Neto is ineligible to face his parent club while on loan with us. Seventeen-year-old academy defender Brayden Clarke is also among the subs, having played six times for the under-21s this term, and 23 times at under-18 level.

The visitors name Evanilson in their starting lineup, after his suspension was rescinded following his red card against Manchester United last time out.

They make three changes from the side that drew that game 1-1 last weekend, with Lewis Cook, Julian Araujo and Marcus Tavernier coming in for Adam Smith, Antoine Semenyo and Alex Scott.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwisor, Le Lewi, Rice, Rice, Odegay, Odegaard, Sartineli, Trossard, Trossard.
Subs: The setup, Teren, Zenen, Zenkine, Cark’s Class, Merry, Means you, Blessed-Fearmed, Sweek, Sweek.

Bournemouth: Cook, Cook, Moses, Shoulder, Austere, Farm, Adams, Ouattara, Clue, Evanilson.
Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Scott, Smith, Soler, Jebbison, Hill, Semenyo.

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