Rice on the bench and no Wood! Arsenal and Forest name XIs for PL clash | OneFootball

Arsenal and Nottingham Forest have named their starting XIs for the Premier League clash at the Emirates, with Declan Rice a notable absence.

Mikel Arteta's side face a host of injuries after it emerged that defenders Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu were both set to miss potential months of action, while Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard and Bukayo Saka all missed international duty.

Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori begin in the fullback areas, with Mikel Merino stepping in for Rice in midfield, while Bukayo Saka returns to attack.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest remain without midfield pair Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare, but Chris Wood is looking to continue his immense scoring form and leads the line.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Moreno, Ward-Prowse, Dominguez, Yates, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi

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