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Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori pulled out of the team after getting injured in the warm-up before the Gunners’ FA Cup tie with Wigan. The Italian had been named in the starting line-up for the fourth-round clash, but picked up a late issue while they were preparing for the match.

Bukayo Saka, who only recently returned from injury himself, was drafted into the team from the substitutes’ bench. Myles Lewis-Skelly had been expected to start in midfield, but was forced to return to left-back to cover for Calafiori while Saka played an unusual central role.