Confirmed Arsenal line-up vs Brentford, Smith Rowe starts

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has made eight changes to the starting line-up for the Carabao Cup third round tie at Brentford tonight.

The Gunners played out a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, but they should have won the game.

The club were guilty of missing clear-cut chances in the first half while Jorginho made a huge error to gift Spurs with the second half equaliser.

They have the chance to make amends against the Bees and ahead of the game, Arteta has opted for eight changes to the starting XI.

Aaron Ramsdale is back in goal for the Gunners, having sat out the last three matches.

He replaces David Raya, who has now established himself as the club’s number one goalkeeper.

In defence, there are a couple of changes with William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko making way.

Takehiro Tomiyasu will start at right-back with White partnering Gabriel in central defence. Jakub Kiwior has been picked to start at left-back.

With Declan Rice injured, Jorginho starts in the number six role. Kai Havertz and Emile Smith Rowe have got the nod in the central midfield positions.

Martin Odegaard is on the bench, but Fabio Vieira is surprisingly missing. He seemed to pick up a knock during the north London derby last weekend.

In attack, Reiss Nelson will start on the right wing with Bukayo Saka not in the matchday squad tonight due to a foot injury sustained against Tottenham.

19-year-old Charles Sagoe Jr has been handed a surprise debut on the left wing while Eddie Nketiah will feature up front for the second game running.

We could see a debut for the young Amario Cozier-Duberry tonight. He is one of the attacking options available on the bench for the third round tie.

Confirmed Arsenal line-up vs Brentford: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Kiwior; Jorginho, Havertz, Smith Rowe; Nelson, Nketiah, Sagoe Jr.

Arsenal bench: Hein, Cedric, Sweet, Walters, Zinchenko, Elneny, Odegaard, Cozier-Duberry, Jesus.