Arsenal’s Predicted XI: We predict Mikel Arteta’s chosen XI to face a difficult away trip to Southampton

Forwards: Eddie Nkeitah ran and ran on Wednesday night with little to no service and it’s a straight shootout between him and Alexandre Lacazette for this one. That leaves goalscorer Nicolas Pepe on the right, with club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang deployed on the left.

Predicted XI: Martinez, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Tierney; Guendouzi, Ceballos, Saka; Pepe, Aubameyang, Lacazette