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Arsenal predicted lineup vs Tottenham: Lokonga & White?

By Ross Kennerley

Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the pre-season friendly football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at The Emirates Sadium in north London on August 1, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the pre-season friendly football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at The Emirates Sadium in north London on August 1, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Albert Sambi Lokonga of Arsenal during the Pre Season Friendly between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on August 1, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /

Midfielders

Albert Sambi Lokonga (CM) – It’s what everyone wants to see and perhaps call it optimism, but Arteta may fancy it too.

Partey’s absence is a considerable blow and replacing him with Mohamed Elneny is the biggest drop off in class since Speed 2: Cruise Control. Sambi Lokonga has thoroughly impressed in pre-season so far and as a partnership with Granit Xhaka there is far more dynamism and flexibility.

Granit Xhaka (CM) – This obviously means the Swiss will be back in the fold and if these two combine well during their time together on Sunday then Arteta should be forced into using this duo in Partey’s absence.

Emile Smith Rowe (AM) – Anyone still lay in bed and night and think about Smith Rowe’s cannon of an effort that nearly broke the crossbar in the 2-1 win over Spurs last season? He probably does.

The No. 10 has looked sharp in pre-season and is most peoples’ prediction for ‘breakout star’, with there being little reason to doubt that.

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