Arsenal and Nottingham Forest have named their starting XIs for the Premier League clash at the Emirates, with Declan Rice a notable absence.Mikel Arteta's side face a host of injuries after it

Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori begin in the fullback areas, with Mikel Merino stepping in for Rice in midfield, while Bukayo Saka returns to attack. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest remain without midfield pair Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare,

Nottingham Forest sprang a surprise with their starting line-up against Arsenal with this season’s top scorer Chris Wood included among the substitutes. The experienced striker has been in red hot goalscoring form this season and has already found the back of the net on 14 occasions for club and country this term.