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Midfield: Smith-Rowe, Partey, Odegaard
Arsenal’s only major injury falls in midfield, but Xhaka’s absence gives Arteta the perfect excuse to field two of the club’s brightest young stars.
Emile Smith-Rowe and Martin Odegaard’s inclusion does make the Gunners far more attacking, despite carrying the risk of leaving them exposed at the back.
However, fans should rightly testify that they should be taking the game to a team like Palace, and the two youngsters flanking Thomas Partey have the talent to ask plenty of questions.
Partey himself has shown lots of promise himself in the base of midfield, and with a run of injury-free games he could establish himself as irreplaceable.
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