Martinelli, Pepe and Willian leads Gunners out against Southampton

Arsenal have been handed another difficult tie in their fourth round tie in the FA Cup. 

Recall that the Gunners defeated the Magpies in the third round after 120 minutes, it ended 2-0 at the Emirates stadium.

Mikel Arteta side travel to the St Mary's Stadium on Saturday. The game is expected to kick off at 1:15pm GMT.

It looks likes Mikel Arteta has started a strong side for the game with Bernd Leno picked as the goalkeeper, while new signing, Mat Ryan made the bench.

Ryan joined the Gunners on a season loan from Brighton Hove Albion. 

Hector Bellerin return after he was rested in the mid week, while Cedric Soares moved to the left side. 

Rob Holding who recently signed new deal with the club following his recent form will pair Gabriel Magalhães at the defense. 

Granit Xhaka is expected to hold the midfield along with Mohamed Elneny, they will be flanked by Nicolas Pepe and Gabriel Martinelli. 

Eddie Nketiah has been handed another chance to lead the attack along with Willian. 

For Southampton, they don't have a large squad like the other top teams and a lot of their senior players are in the line up which is lead by Danny Ings and Che Adams.