Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Merino, Nwaneri, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Timber, Gabriel, Mosquera, Zinchenko, Lokonga, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Madueke, Rice, Dowman, Harriman-Annous.
Villarreal: Junior, Marin, Moreno, Foyth, Parejo, Mourino, Gueye, Pepe, Moleiro, Carddona, Etta Eyong. Subs: Gomez, Conde, Navarro, Suarez, Danjuma, Altimira, Comesana, Buchanan, Pedraza, Valou, Cabanes.
Mail Sport's Isaan Khan at the Emirates:
Arsenal’s £64million striker is starting against Villareal tonight. After receiving flack for his 13-minute run out against Tottenham on the Gunners’ pre-season tour of Asia, he will be keen to show glimpses as to why the north London club have drafted him in.