William Saliba has recovered from illness as Mikel Arteta makes eight changes for our home tie against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round.

Wilo missed our trip to Brentford on Thursday, but starts in a backline alongside Cristhian Mosquera, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ben White, who captains the team in N5. That quartet is in front of Kepa Arrizabalaga, who started the previous round against Portsmouth last month.

Christian Norgaard and Eberechi Eze are in midfield. Gabriel Martinelli, who scored a hat-trick in the third round triumph at Fratton Park, is alongside Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus in the front line.

Academy stars Marli Salmon and Ceadach O’Neill is on the bench. He’s joined by Tommy Setford, Piero Hincapie, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice.

As for the visitors, former Gunner Matt Smith drops to the bench from last week’s 2-1 loss at home to Reading. Owen Moxon comes in, along with Raphael Rodrigues and Joe Taylor. Harrison Bettoni and Christian Saydee are the other two to make way for the Latics.

line-ups

Arsenal: Arrizabalaga, White, Saliba, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Eze, Saka, Madueke, Martinelli, Jesus, 

Substitutes: Setford, Hincapie, Gabriel, Gyokeres, Trossard, Zubimendi, Rice, Salmon, O’Neill

Wigan Athletic: Tickle, Fox, Aimson, Kerr, Hunt, Murray, Wier, Moxon, Raphael, Wright, Taylor

Substitutes: Savin, Sessegnon, Smith, Hungbo, McManaman, Bettoni, Costelloe, Saydee, Asamoah Jr

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