Hello and welcome to LIVE commentary of Arsenal v Southampton at the Emirates as the Premier League returns. Kick-off is at 15:00 GMT.

The visitors are looking to use the long ball to utilise Redmond's pace in the early stages. It will be a test for debutant Mustafi.

It's an interesting line-up named by Wenger, with no Sanchez or Xhaka, perhaps with one eye on the Champions League clash with PSG on Tuesday.

CHANCE! Cedric bursts down the right, cuts back and sends in a cross towards Rodriguez but the striker's glanced header goes well over the bar.

A bright start from the Saints, plenty of pace in their line-up.

Great ball from Bertrand just inside the Arsenal half to put Tadic through on goal, the striker's shot is saved by Cech but he is flagged off-side. That was the tighest of calls.

The Gunners look to be lining up 4-2-3-1 with Perez leading the attack, while the visitors are going for an attacking 4-4-2 diamond with Tadic behind Redmona and Rodriguez.

The Gunners get the game underway on a drizzly day.

Five minutes till kick-off at the Emirates..

Claude Puel said club-record signing Sofiane Boufal will be ready in one month: "Boufal has a little injury for the moment. He works very well every day and now it's important he [puts in] good work, has a strong knee and when he comes back with us he can play with a good level. I think one month more to have a good level."

Arsene Wenger has high hopes for his new signings. He said: "They bring us qualities. Mustafi is a young centre-back and already has international experience. Lucas Perez is an interesting striker who is versatile, can play on the flank and especially though the middle. He can score goals and can also provide a good number of assists. With the way I like to play, that's an interesting quality."

The Gunners have won just one of their last six meetings with the Saints in all competitions. However, Arsenal have not lost at home to Southampton since November 1987 courtesy of Danny Wallace's goal.

ARSENAL: Cech, Mustafi, Koscielny, Bellerin, Monreal, Cazorla, Coquelin, Walcott, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucas...Subs: Ospina, Holding, Elneny, Xhaka, Iwobi, ALexis, Giroud. /// SOUTHAMPTON: Forster, Cedric, Clasie, Fonte, Davis, Rodriguez, Tadic, Romeu, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Redmond...Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Long, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Hojberg, Targett.

Claude Puel hands Ryan Bertrand his first start of the campaign while Jay Rodriguez also starts having come off the bench to equalise against Sunderland two weeks ago.

The big team news for the Gunners is new signings Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi make their Arsenal debuts, while Alexis Sanchez is on the bench after returning late from international duty with Chile.