Arsenal team news: Latest squad updates and injury latest ahead of north London derby clash with Tottenham
Alexandre Lacazette is battling to be fit for the Gunners, while Mesut Ozil is hoping for a recall to the starting XI
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of Alexandre Lacazette ahead of Sunday's Premier League north London derby clash with Tottenham.
The striker missed the Gunners’ 2-1 win at Bournemouth with a minor groin complaint and head coach Unai Emery will be keen for him to feature this weekend.
Emery is expected to ring the changes from Thursday’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League, in which academy youngsters Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Emile Smith-Rowe, Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah were given opportunities to impress.
Nacho Monreal (hamstring), Konstantinos Mavropanos (groin) and Danny Welbeck (ankle) remain sidelined, while Mesut Ozil will be pushing for a first-team recall after unexpectedly being benched at the Vitality Stadium.
Provisional squad: Leno, Cech, Bellerin, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Mustafi, Koscielny, Papastathopoulos, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Elneny, Torreira, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Nketiah.
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