Arsenal Confirmed Lineup vs Leicester City: Bellerin returns to lineup, Walcott upfront

Arsenal's Spanish defender Hector Bellerin leaves the field the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2017. / AFP / Christof STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Arsene Wenger has shocked everyone by naming Theo Walcott as the lone striker as Arsenal host Leicester City at Emirates on Wednesday.

Many believed Danny Welbeck will be afforded a start upfront for the Gunners as Olivier Giroud is given a deserved rest after the FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester City. But, Wenger has chosen to start Theo Walcott upfront instead with Ozil and Sanchez as the two playing the support role for the English international.

The big news though, is the return in the starting lineup, of Hector Bellerin – a player who has been on the unfortunate end of Wenger’s shift to a 3-man defence.

For Leicester, the onus will be on Wilfred Ndidi to provide another flawless performance in the middle of the park as the Foxes have slowly started to extinguish the demons of their disastrous start.

Arsene Wenger has shocked everyone by naming Theo Walcott as the lone striker as Arsenal host Leicester City at Emirates on Wednesday.

Many believed Danny Welbeck will be afforded a start upfront for the Gunners as Olivier Giroud is given a deserved rest after the FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester City. But, Wenger has chosen to start Theo Walcott upfront instead with Ozil and Sanchez as the two playing the support role for the English international.

The big news though, is the return in the starting lineup, of Hector Bellerin – a player who has been on the unfortunate end of Wenger’s shift to a 3-man defence.

For Leicester, the onus will be on Wilfred Ndidi to provide another flawless performance in the middle of the park as the Foxes have slowly started to extinguish the demons of their disastrous start.

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