Arsenal head coach Unai Emery faces a selection headache if he opts to continue with a three man defence in light of Rob Holding’s knee injury in midweek.
Holding is expected to miss much of the remainder of the season after being stretchered off in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Manchester United and his place could be taken by right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner when Huddersfield visit the Emirates.
Laurent Koscielny’s recovery from an Achilles injury has seen him appear twice for Freddie Ljungberg’s Under-23 side and though Emery has indicated he could feature in some capacity on Saturday a starting role would appear unlikely.
Meanwhile Granit Xhaka is set to return in midfield after serving a one game ban, taking Matteo Guendouzi’s place, but Mesut Ozil is unlikely to be risked amid an ongoing back problem.
Probable Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno; Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Sokratis; Bellerin, Torreira, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Iwobi, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan
