Arsenal V Hull City: Team News And Match Preview

Arsenal v Hull CityEmirates StadiumSaturday, October 18, 2014Kick-off: 15.00 BST.TV: Highlights, BBC ONE Match of the Day.

Arsenal (Possible, four-2-three-1): Szczesny; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs; Arteta, Wilshere; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sánchez, Cazorla; Welbeck.Out: Chambers (suspended), Debuchy (ankle), Giroud (foot), Gnabry (knee), Koscielny (Achilles), Özil (knee), Ramsey (hamstring), Sanogo (hamstring), Walcott (knee).Test: Arteta (calf).

Hull (Possible, three-5-2): Harper; Chester, Dawson, Davies; Elmohamady, Diamé, Huddlestone, Livermore, Robertson; Hernández, Jelavic.Out: McGregor (shoulder), Snodgrass (knee).Test: Diamé (fatigue).

Referee: Roger East. Matches: 1, Y3 R0.

Betting: Home 17-10, Away 8-1, Draw 19-five.

Team News Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is expected returned in the squad for Saturday's Premier League recreation against Hull following a calf problem.

Defender Calum Chambers is suspended, at the same time as Laurent Koscielny is also out, so Spain international full-again Nacho Monreal should accomplice Per Mertesacker at centre-half.

Midfielder Mesut Özil faces around two months on the sidelines.

Englarsenal and forward Theo Walcott is set to play for the Under-21s on his return from 9 months out with a knee problem.

Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Serge Gnabry are each also stepping up their rehabilitation together with striker Yaya Sanogo and France forward Olivier Giroud, but complete-back Mathieu Debuchy is an extended-term absentee.

Hull, in the meantime, will make a late check on Mohamed Diamé following an extended adventure lower back from worldwide obligation.

The Senegal midfielder played in Tunisia on Wednesday night time and will meet up together with his team-associates in London before a choice is made on his availability.

Sone Aluko additionally had a short turnaround from Nigeria, however manager Steve Bruce has no new injuries to feature to Robert Snodgrass and Allan McGregor.

Match Notes Another week, another Arsenal injury crisis. Laurent Koscielny's absence leaves some other massive hole at the coronary heart of defence, and Hull have the equipment to harm them.

arsenal v hull team news Strengthened by new signings, adept at crossing and used to playing on the ruin, Arsenal will need to container clever here.

Stat of the game: This is Arsenal's joint-second worst Premier League begin to a season below Arsène Wenger, with 10 factors from seven video games, similar to the 1998-ninety nine marketing campaign. The worst become in 2011-12, after they had seven from seven.

Jonathan Liew's prediction: Arsenal 2 Hull City 1.