LONDON, England — Arsenal have named Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke in the side to face Leeds United at the Emirates, with kick-off at 12:30 WAT in Premier League matchweek six.
David Raya is in goal. Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori are the back four. Declan Rice and Myles Lewis-Skelly are in midfield. Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Madueke support Havertz.
Arsenal XI
Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Ødegaard, Madueke; Havertz.
Mikel Arteta has made three changes from the side beaten 3-0 at Brighton. White returns for Jurrien Timber. Lewis-Skelly comes in for Bruno Guimarães. Madueke starts ahead of Eberechi Eze, with Christos Tzolis out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury. Havertz has been passed fit after a thigh problem on Germany duty and leads the line ahead of Viktor Gyökeres, who scored four in four for Sweden and is on the bench. Rice has recovered from a minor issue picked up with England.
The bench is Kepa, Hincapié, Eze, Timber, Gyökeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimarães and Dowman.
Leeds name Trafford; Justin, Elvedi, Muharemović; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, Gudmundsson; Okafor, Calvert-Lewin. The sides were separated by three points and three places before this game, with Arsenal second. The international break cost Arteta several players. Havertz, Rice and Konsa are all in. Gyökeres and Eze are not.
