Arsenal XI vs Chelsea: Odegaard in - Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League | OneFootball

Gunners captain returns to make first start since August

The Arsenal captain made his comeback off the bench against Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday and took part in full training on Saturday, with Mikel Arteta now making the huge decision to bring Odegaard into the starting lineup.

Declan Rice also starts, despite suffering a broken toe in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.

“I have to be very vague on that one because there’s no clarity if he’s going to be fit or not on the weekend,” said Arteta.

“What I can say is he hasn’t trained yet and it’s not clear if he’ll be available or not to play.”

Kai Havertz suffered a blow to head against Inter and needed stitches but leads the line against his former club.

Arsenal are without Raheem Sterling on Sunday as he is on loan from Chelsea and therefore unable to play against them.

Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are out injured.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Subs: Neto, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Jesus

Time and date: 4.30pm GMT on Sunday 10 November,

TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports

Referee: Michael Oliver