There were four changes to our starting eleven for today’s Champions League game against Dinamo Zagreb: Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko are coming into our defense.

The pair have replaced Thomas Partey and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who formed half of our back four against Aston Villa on Saturday, with Jurrien Timber expected to return to his usual role at right-back.

With the Ghanaian on the bench, Jorginho moves into midfield while Raheem Sterling comes into the side and Leandro Trossard sits on the bench. With one substitute appearance he will eventually reach 100 Gunners games.

Luckily for Mikel Arteta, he was able to add Riccardo Calafiori and Ethan Nwaneri to his bench after the pair returned to training yesterday following their injury layoff.

A win for us would all but secure us a vital place in the top eight, depending on the results elsewhere in the competition tonight.

As for Zagreb, Fabio Cannavaro will take charge of his first competitive game after being appointed during the winter break.

He chose to make four changes from the team that last played in the Croatian League on December 22, including top scorer Sandro Kulenovic, young talent Martin Baturina, winger Luka Stojkovic and midfielder Marko Rog, while defenders Raul Torrente, Stefan Ristovski and Ronael Pierre-Gabriel also took their places.

Lineups

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Sterling, Martinelli, Havertz.
Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, Calafiori, Kacurri, Partey, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia.

Dinamo Zagreb: Nevistic, Ristovski, Mmaee, Torrente, Bernauer, Pierre-Gabriel, Ademi, Rog, Stojkovic, Baturina, Kulenovic.
Subs: Zagorac, Filipovic, Kacavenda, Misic, Pavic, Bakovic, Mbuku, Hoxha, Spikic, Cordoba, Pjaca, Cutuk.

Before kick-off, prepare for the game by finding out all the stats, previous fixtures, a guide to Dinamo’s tactics, the players to keep an eye on and much more with our preview.