[Confirmed lineups] Swansea v Arsenal – No place for Gabriel but Campbell starts

Arsene Wenger will be hoping we can get back to winning ways after an appalling display in the Capital One Cup, and has put out an incredibly strong team against Swansea to try and do just that.

There aren’t many surprises in the lineup, as injuries have forced Wenger’s hand somewhat. We still have a team more than capable of getting a win against Swansea though, despite them being a bit of a bogey team for us in recent seasons.

Petr Cech predictably starts in goal, something you would have put your house on before the lineups were announced. He’ll be covered by a back four of Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, and Per Mertesacker. This is arguably our strongest back four, although with Gabriel Paulista’s recent performances and Mertesacker’s poor showing in the league cup, it’s certainly debatable.

Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla return to partner in midfield, a partnership which has garnered fantastic results so far. They will build the foundation for Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil, while Joel Campbell gets his chance due to the absence of our other options on the right wing.

The Costa Rican certainly needs to impress if he wants to prove he has what it takes to make it at Arsenal, as so far he has looked way out of his depth.

Olivier Giroud leads the line, and having found his goalscoring boots recently we expect him to have a good game.

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Here is the Arsenal team:

Here is your @Arsenal team for #SCFCvAFC… pic.twitter.com/gEr7rLd04x

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 31, 2015

The Swansea team is as follows:

Here is the official teamsheet for #SCFCvAFC pic.twitter.com/SAuu535XMZ

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 31, 2015

We’ve struggled against Swansea in the past, but we’re in fantastic form in the league at the moment so should be confident. Conversely, Garry Monk’s side are on a poor run at the moment, finally getting their first win in six against Aston Villa last weekend.

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Hopefully we don’t pick up any more injuries, and we are able to continue building momentum heading into the next international break.