Declan Rice is fit to start for Arsenal against Brighton this evening, but William Saliba misses out.
The midfielder asked to come off against Chelsea last time out and was assessed after the match, but Arsenal are confident he has avoided any serious issue.
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Mikel Arteta gave a positive update at his pre-match press conference, with there seemingly every chance Rice is fit to start at the Amex Stadium.
"He was much better today," Arteta said. "Obviously, we haven't really trained because we have only two days to prepare for the game, so hopefully he's going to be better tomorrow."
There is more doubt over Martin Odegaard, who is still yet to fully recover from a knee injury that he has been nursing in recent weeks.
"We have to wait and see how comfortable he is to do certain actions," Arteta said.
Arsenal, however, are without key defender Saliba, who scored the opener in the 2-1 win over Chelsea at the weekend, because of a knock.
Arsenal have, though, included Kai Havertz in the matchday squad.
He made his return from a hamstring issue against Chelsea on Sunday, but Arsenal are keen to carefully manage his workload.
"He's done a part of the session so we will have to wait and see whether he's available and in which condition," Arteta said.
Arteta has not made made significant changes against Brighton, with the trip to Mansfield on Saturday offering a chance to rotate.
There is a tweak on the left, though. Leandro Trossard's form has dipped and Gabriel Martinelli looked bright off the bench against Chelsea, leading the counter that led to Pedro Neto's red card.
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Arsenal XI: Raya Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman
