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Aston Villa v Arsenal (20:00 BST)
Unai Emery hands goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and record signing Nicolas Jackson Aston Villa debuts to face Arsenal.
They are the only changes from the side which was beaten 4-0 at Brighton in their opening game.
Jackson takes Ollie Watkins’ No.11 shirt while Tammy Abraham is on the bench, despite Ipswich’s attempts to take the striker on loan.
Aston Villa XI: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Hemmings, Barkley, Jackson.
Subs: Bizot, Mings, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Bogarde, Wan-Bissaka, Alysson, Lynch.
Mikel Arteta has named the same Arsenal starting XI which produced such a dominant display over Coventry on the opening day of the season.
Former Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa is on the bench and there is also a place for Bruno Guimaraes who picked up a knock in the Community Shield win over Manchester City.
Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman are the players who drop off the bench for the returning Konsa and Guimaraes
Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Tzolis, Odegaard, Havertz.
Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Konsa, Madueke, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes.
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