Partey And Martinelli To Start, Trossard Dropped: Arsenal’s Predicted XI To Take On Leicester

Partey And Martinelli To Start, Trossard Dropped: Arsenal’s Predicted XI To Take On Leicester

With City playing in the early evening kickoff, Arsenal will want to put the pressure on their title rivals by getting another win on the board against Leicester on Saturday.

Aaron Ramsdale will start in goal, with Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko expected to be selected in the two fullback positions.


Despite some shaky moments against Aston Villa, William Saliba will continue to partner Gabriel in the centre of defence.

There could, though, be a change in the middle of the park. Manager Mikel Arteta has hinted that Thomas Partey has a chance of starting after missing the last two matches with a back problem.

That means Jorginho could drop out, with Granit Xhaka and captain Martin Odegaard making up the rest of the midfield three.

Up front, Gabriel Martinelli’s goal at Villa Park could be enough for him to be recalled to the starting lineup, with Leandro Trossard making way. Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka are likely to keep their places.

Arsenal’s Predicted XI To Face Leicester:

Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.