Arsenal predicted XI v Watford: Arteta drops 24-year-old, rarely-seen £17.7m man given a chance

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Arsenal will see out their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a meeting against relegation-threatened Watford at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners have nothing to play for in the league, given they can finish no higher than eighth and no lower than tenth, but will contest the FA Cup final against Chelsea next weekend.

Although Mikel Arteta has stressed that Arsenal will play a strong team and give their all out of respect for the relegation battle, he could well be tempted to make some changes.

One of those could be on the right of the three-man defence, with rarely-seen £17.7million man Sokratis Papastathopoulos given a chance to see what he can do alongside David Luiz.

This would mean Rob Holding would drop to the bench, while Kieran Tierney is likely to remain on Luiz’s left-hand side.

On the flanks, Bukayo Saka is likely to keep his place against a side likely to have less possession, while Hector Bellerin could come in for Cedric Soares.

Lucas Torreira’s poor performance against Aston Villa could well see the 24-year-old dropped, with the first-choice midfield pairing of Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos reinstated.

In attack, Pierre-Emerick Aubayemang is gunning for the Golden Boot and will hope to add some more to his tally – 20 in the league, 25 in all competitions – ahead of the cup final.

Eddie Nketiah could be shifted back to the middle, while Nicolas Pepe, who was subbed on against Villa, could return to the XI on the right-hand side.

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If you are hoping to clinch your fantasy football league or spring a late surprise this week, Aubameyang might be worth a shout.

He may not have scored in his last three league games but his brace against Man City in the cup showed just how devastating he can be.

And against a Watford side low in confidence and whose defence shipped seven in their last two games, Aubameyang could well run riot.

Predicted Arsenal XI v Watford (3-4-3): Martinez; Tierney, Luiz, Sokratis; Saka, Xhaka, Ceballos, Bellerin; Aubameyang, Nketiah, Pepe