Pépé in and no Zaha! Arsenal and Crystal Palace name starting XIs

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Padraig Whelan·18 October 2021

The starting line-ups are in from the Emirates where Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace across the capital for Monday night football.

The home side make two changes from the side which drew 0-0 at Brighton before the break as Nicolas Pépé and Bukayo Saka come back into the line-up.

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Arsenal: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Smith Rowe, Odegaard; Saka, Aubameyang, Pépé.

For the returning club hero Patrick Vieira, he is missing key man Wilfried Zaha in the biggest absence for the visitors.

Crystal Palace: Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Édouard, Benteke.

The Eagles are unbeaten in their last three Premier League trips to north London to face Arsenal.