Martin Odegaard returns to captain us at St Mary’s for our Emirates FA Cup quarter-final conflict in opposition to Southampton.
Our skipper, who final began in opposition to Brentford in February, is certainly one of seven adjustments from the Carabao Cup last in opposition to Manchester City.
Kepa Arrizabalaga begins in objective, with Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes and Myles Lewis-Skelly making up the backline.
Christian Norgaard joins Martin within the midfield. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus full the line-up on the south coast.
Three academy starlets are among the many substitutes, with Andre Harriman-Annous, Marli Salmon and Ceadach O’Neill all on Mikel Arteta’s bench.
As for our hosts, Nathan Wood is available in on the again for Jack Stephens, Cam Bragg replaces the suspended Flynn Downes, Casper Jander begins over Cameron Archer, Leo Scienza is in for Shea Charles, and Ross Stewart begins up high over Cyle Larin.
LINE-UP
Southampton: Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Manning, Bragg, Jander, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart
Substitutes: Long, Quarshie, Romeu, Charles, Edozie, Robinson, Archer, Oyekunle, Larin
Arsenal: Arrizabalaga, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Odegaard, Havertz, Dowman, Martinelli, Jesus
Substitutes: Raya, Saliba, Gyokeres, Madueke, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Harriman-Annous, O’Neill, Salmon
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