Ben White not included in Arsenal's team for Burnley game.

Mikel Arteta was forced to make a change to his starting line-up for Saturday's game against Burnley. Ben White, who had been a mainstay of the Arsenal side this season, was left out due to an injury he picked up in the midweek game against Sevilla.

In his place, Takehiro Tomiyasu was selected at right-back, having featured on the opposite flank at Newcastle last weekend - with Oleksandr Zinchenko back in the Premier League starting line-up.

A further alteration to the squad was experienced right-back Cedric Soares' absence - he was unable to make the bench due to falling ill. Arteta explained:

"Ben White finished the game against Sevilla with some issues and hasn't had enough time to recover. Cedric has been ill and hasn't made the squad today."

With a depleted squad, Mikel Arteta will have to work hard to ensure his side can secure a positive result against the Clarets. More to follow...

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