Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney start against Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney start against Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

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Phil Costa·24 September 2019

Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney start against Nottingham Forest

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Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney are set to make their first competitive Arsenal starts of the season against Nottingham Forest.

Holding has been out for nine months after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in December, while Tierney is yet to play since April after struggling with groin problems.


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Hector Bellerín – who also ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January – could make an appearance of the bench.

Elsewhere, Emi Martínez starts in goal, with Calum Chambers at right back and Shkodran Mustafi in central defence.

Joe Willock partners Lucas Torreira in midfield, with Reiss Nelson, Mesut Özil and Emile Smith Rowe further forward.

Gabriel Martinelli leads the line.


Meanwhile, here’s how the visitors start:

Joe Lolley and João Carvalho will definitely be ones to watch moving forward.