Arsenal will be without the suspended Lucas Torreira when they host Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday night.
Aaron Ramsey is expected to be passed fit, having been troubled by his left thigh, as is Nacho Monreal, who has returned to training after hurting his right calf.
Granit Xhaka also faces a late fitness test on a muscle injury but striker Danny Welbeck is out with an ankle injury, while knee issues continue to sideline Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding.
For Newcastle, Fabian Schar will miss out through suspension.
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The central defender completes the second leg of a two-match ban after reaching 10 bookings for the season, but would almost certainly have sat out anyway after being knocked unconscious in a clash of heads during Switzerland's 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win over Georgia last Saturday.
Skipper Jamaal Lascelles has recovered from the knee problem which kept him out of the 2-2 draw at Bournemouth last time out, leaving only Sean Longstaff (knee) on the sidelines.
Both teams will be looking to claim victory as they fight it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table.
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Arsenal are fifth and know a victory will move them into third, above both Manchester United and Tottenham , while Newcastle will move 10 points clear of the relegation zone should they win.
Arsenal predicted XI: Leno; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Kolasinac; Ozil; Lacazette, Aubameyang.
Newcastle predicted XI : Dubravka, Yedlin, Lejeune, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Hayden, Ki, Almiron, Perez, Rondon
