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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Holding, Bellerin, Pepe and Xhaka - Latest Arsenal team news and expected line-up vs Watford

Arsenal will be looking to continue their decent start to the new Premier League season when they face Watford on Sunday.

Following back-to-back wins over Newcastle United and Burnley, the Gunners are now two games without a victory.

Beaten 3-1 by Liverpool at Anfield, they were staring the prospect of successive defeats in the face as Tottenham Hotspur raced into a two-goal lead in the north London derby last time out.

Spurred on by the Emirates Stadium faithful, Alexandre Lacazette started the comeback with a crucial goal before the break and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earned a point with a second half equaliser.

Attentions now turn to the clash against the Hornets.

This game will have an added intensity as the hosts made a managerial change last weekend as Javi Gracia paid the price for a poor start to the season and has been replaced by a familiar face in Quique Sánchez Flores.

Arsenal Head coach Unai Emery faced an anxious wait during the international break as he plots the downfall of his compatriot at Vicarage Road.

But what's the latest team news surrounding the Gunners?

Football.london  takes a look.

Premier League 2019/20 September fixtures

The good news is that there are no fresh injuries to report.

Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira suffered scares whilst on international duty for Swizterland and Uruguay respectively, but will be available to give Emery a midfield selection headache.

Furthermore, as reported by football.london last week, club-record signing Nicolas Pepe is fine despite returning to London Colney earlier than expected.

Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney and Konstantions Mavropanos are all set to sit out the game as they recover from their respective injuries, but are aiming to return to full training this month.

Rob Holding is now back in full training with the squad and is available for selection.

In terms of a line-up, one of many decisions Emery has to make is whether to drop Xhaka following his mistake in the north London derby or keep faith in the midfielder.

We expect the Gunners head coach to stick rather than twist and that means making one change to the team which started against Spurs as Dani Ceballos gets the nod over Torreira.

Expected Arsenal line-up: Leno; Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, David Luiz; Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Xhaka; Pepe, Ceballos, Aubameyang; Lacazette

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