Arsenal defender William Saliba is set to miss the Premier League clash against Brentford due to illness. The 24-year-old trained on Wednesday and was in contention to start at the Gtech Community Stadium before being forced to withdraw from the matchday squad.
Saliba, who has started 20 league games this season, has been replaced by Cristhian Mosquera in the starting line-up. Mikel Arteta made four changes from the side that beat Sunderland last weekend, with Piero Hincapie, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze also coming into the team.
The Gunners have been boosted by the returns of captain Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka, both named on the bench after missing recent matches through injury. However, Leandro Trossard, Ben White, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga were not seen in Wednesday's training session.
Trossard was substituted late in the second half of the 3-0 win over Sunderland but did not require treatment, suggesting fatigue. Mikel Merino (foot) and Max Dowman (ankle) remain sidelined, while Kai Havertz is reportedly facing several weeks out with a muscular issue.
Arsenal's starting XI: David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel, Piero Hincapie, Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres. Substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Norgaard, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus.
