Arsenal will name a heavily-rotated starting XI to face League One outfit Blackpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round at the Emirates.
The Gunners are dealing with a defensive crisis ahead of the game and will require an emergency left-back to plug the gap on Wednesday night.
Granit Xhaka filled in at left-back against Leicester and is likely to be deployed there once again following a potential injury to Hector Bellerin.
The Spanish right-back was substituted off during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace due to muscle pains.
Bellerin was likely to have been rested for the game anyway, but Unai Emery certainly won’t risk his first-team star during midweek if he did pick up a knock.
Stephan Lichtsteiner will step into his boots, with Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Rob Holding slotting into the heart of defence.
Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac remain out though both are close to returning, while Konstantinos Mavropanos is out until the end of the month.
Laurent Koscielny is back in training following an Achilles problem though it is far too soon for him to make a comeback.
Mohamed Elneny started in the previous round of the Carabao Cup and is likely to return to the action here.
Youngster Emile Smith Rowe could be given another chance to impress with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Danny Welbeck likely to feature.
Arsenal are in a 12 match unbeaten run but saw their winning run rudely cut short by a late Wilfred Zaha earned penalty on Sunday away to Crystakl Palace. The gunners led through goals from Granit Xhaka and Gabon striker Pierre Aubameyang but were pegged late on to draw 2-2.
The entertain Liverpool in the league on Saturday but first, Blackpool in matters Carabao cup on Wednesday.