Arsenal start the new Premier League season with a home tie against Sunderland at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.

Summer signings Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski make their debuts, while Olivier Giroud has to make do with a place on the bench. Per Mertesacker comes in for the injured Laurant Koscielny.

Alex Song is left out with ‘a knock’ amid reports he could be on the verge of a move to Barcelona, Abou Diaby comes in.

Here are the confirmed teams:

Arsenal Team:

Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Diaby, Arteta, Walcott, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho.

Subs: Mannone, Djourou, Coquelin, Santos, Ramsey, Arshavin, Giroud.

Sunderland Team:

Mignolet, Gardner, Richardson, O’Shea, Cuellar, Larsson, McClean, Cattermole, Colback, Sessegnon, Campbell.

Subs: Wickham, Kilgallon, Meyler, Bramble, Saha, Elmohamady, Westwood.

We’ll have all the goals and highlights up shortly after the game, so check back later.

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