Theo Walcott and Per Mertesacker have failed to regain their places in the Arsenal starting lineup for today's trip to Bournemouth.

The pair were both substitutes for the 0-0 draw with Southampton last time out and they remain on the bench for this clash.

Arsene Wenger has made one change from the midweek encounter, which has seen Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain come in to replace Joel Campbell in attack.

As for the hosts, manager Eddie Howe has decided to stick with the same side that collected a 2-1 win from their trip to Crystal Palace on Tuesday night.

Bournemouth: Boruc; Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels; Surman, Gosling; Ritchie, Arter, Pugh; Afobe
Subs: Federici, Distin, O'Kane, King, Grabban, Iturbe, Stanislas

Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Ramsey; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Walcott, Iwobi, Campbell

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