Team news: Arsenal make three changes, Christian Benteke starts for Crystal Palace
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Published 28/12/2017 at 19:09 GMT
Arsenal have made three changes to the side that drew 3-3 with Liverpool last week and also switched their system.
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi celebrates scoring their second goal
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Manager Arsene Wenger has stuck with the bulk of the team that drew at the Emirates but changed to a 3-4-3 formation.
The Frenchman has replaced Nacho Monreal with Calum Chambers in defence, while Alex Iwobi drops out and Sead Kolasinac comes in. The final switch is Shkodran Mustafi for Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Olivier Giroud is unavailable due to a hamstring injury while Monreal is missing after limping off in the 3-3 draw against.
For Palace, Christian Benteke returns tot he side after he was banned for the match with Swansea, but Mamadou Sakho is absent with a calf strain. Joel Ward also misses out due to a groin injury.
Crystal Palace: Speroni; Kelly, Tomkins, Dann, Schlupp; Milivojevic, Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek; Zaha, Townsend, Benteke. Subs: Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Fosu-Mensah, McArthur, Puncheon, Riedewald, Sako.
Arsenal: Cech; Chambers, Mustafi, Koscielny; Bellerin, Xhaka, Wilshere, Kolasinac; Ozil, Sanchez, Lacazette. Subs: Opsina, Walcott, Holding, Iwobi, Welbeck, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin
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