Arsenal vs Tottenham line-ups and team news: Pepe, Aubameyang and Lacazette all start for Gunners

Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette will all start a game for Arsenal for the first time when they face Tottenham this afternoon in the north London derby.

Mesut Ozil is back available for the Gunners and he starts on the bench, alongside Dani Ceballos who loses his place in the team to Matteo Guendouzi.

They will be up against Jan Vertonghen, the surprise selection in Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham team, having been left out of the side for the season’s opening games.

Christian Eriksen starts despite the on-going doubts around his future while Dele Alli is still returning to full fitness and takes his place on the bench.

The game kicks off at 4.30pm at the Emirates Stadium as both sides look to bounce back from defeats last weekend with a win over their most fierce rivals.

Arsenal: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, David Luiz, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka (c), Pepe, Aubameyang, Lacazette. Subs: Martinez, Chambers, Willock, Ceballos, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Nelson.

Tottenham: Lloris (c), Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Son, Kane. Subs: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Davies, Skipp, Lo Celso, Dele, Lucas.