Blackpool vs Arsenal: Confirmed Gunners XI for FA Cup clash as Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah start

Arsenal begin their FA Cup campaign with a trip to Blackpool on Saturday evening.

The Gunners have enjoyed great success in the competition in recent years, claiming the trophy on three of the last five occasions.

And they will know all about their opponents from an earlier meeting in the Carabao Cup this season, where a spirited Blackpool side lost 2-1 at the Emirates.

You can listen to the action LIVE on talkSPORT from 5.30pm.

Confirmed team news

Arsenal’s injury crisis continues, with Mesut Ozil, Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal, Shkodran Mustafi and Konstantino Mavropanos all missing.

Premier League top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is rested, while Alexandre Lacazette starts on the bench in a heavily-rotated Gunners team.

Arsenal XI: Cech; Lichtsteiner, Koscielny, Sokratis, Kolasinac; Elneny, Ramsey; Maitland-Niles, Willock, Iwobi; Nketiah.

Subs: Martinez, Jenkinson, Medley, Torreira, Guendouzi, Saka, Lacazette.