Predicted Arsenal lineup and XI vs Ipswich Town as Mikel Arteta makes PSG decision

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Arsenal visit Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners cruised past Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek, recording a second consecutive victory at the Bernabeu courtesy of goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.

Mikel Arteta’s team now have a semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain to look forward to, and will no doubt rest players in each of their remaining six league games with the clash against the French giants in mind.

The Tractor boys await at Portman Road this weekend, and there is a scenario in which the North Londoners relegate Kieran McKenna’s side on Sunday.

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Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Ipswich

Arsenal host Crystal Palace on Wednesday after this encounter in East Anglia, and it’s more likely that Arteta names a team closely resembling what we might see against PSG in that game.

Several changes are expected for this one, as the team look to deal with the psychological come down from the Bernabeu.

David Raya is one name who is likely to remain on the teamsheet, as are centre-backs William Saliba and Jakub Kiwior.

Meanwhile, Ben White returned to the squad in midweek after missing the Brentford clash, and he could come in for Jurrien Timber.

At left-back, Kieran Tierney is likely to start in place of Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Thomas Partey is suspended for the first leg of the PSG tie, so it’s possible he starts the next two league games, particularly with Jorginho out.

Declan Rice is undroppable with the form he’s in, while Oleksandr Zinchenko appears to be Martin Odegaard’s understudy for the time being.

As for the forward line, we could see all three of Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri and Raheem Sterling come into the side.

Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Ipswich: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Partey, Rice, Zinchenko, Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling.

Mikel Arteta can’t afford to rotate too much in all Premier League games

While Arsenal should be able to overcome Ipswich with any side they put out, the Gunners can’t afford to rotate too heavily in all of their remaining league games.

For immediately after such a physically taxing game at the Bernabeu, resting key players makes sense.

However, against Palace, Arteta will need to go full strength.

Newcastle are just four points behind Arsenal, while the chasing pack aren’t too far behind the Magpies.

The North Londoners need to put some wins on the board to ensure they tighten their grip on second place in the Premier League, and ensure they aren’t dragged into the top five race.

Ipswich is one of their easier remaining fixtures, with the likes of Bournemouth, Liverpool and Newcastle still to come – so strong teams will be needed.