Mikel Arteta will be sweating over the fitness of William Saliba, with the Frenchman potentially missing for a third successive game due to a hamstring injury.
Myles Lewis-Skelly missed the midweek win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League with a knee injury but could return this afternoon.
Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus all remain out.