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TOM DUTTON

Norwich vs Arsenal lineups: Confirmed team news and starting XIs at Carrow Road

Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg made five changes to the team who lost 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday in Unai Emery's final match in charge.

Bernd Leno, Sead Kolasinac, Matteo Guendouzi, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette earned recalls at Carrow Road with Emiliano Martinez, Sokratis, Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli on the bench.

Norwich made just one change to the team that secured a 2-0 victory at Everton as with Alex Tettey unavailable due to personal reasons, Ibrahim Amadou came into the fray.

Christoph Zimmermann wore the armband for the Canaries while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang led the Gunners despite the inclusion of former skipper Granit Xhaka in the centre of midfield.

Norwich: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram, Amadou, Trybull, Cantwell, McLean, Hernandez, Pukki.

Subs: Roberts,Vrancic, Lewis, Emi, Stiepermann, Fahrmann, Srbeny.

Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Willock, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Subs: Tierney,Papastathopoulos, Torreira, Pepe, Martinez, Martinelli, Saka.

Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

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