Arsenal will assess right-back Hector Bellerin, who is back in training after recovering from an ankle injury.
Francis Coquelin returns after serving a one-game European ban but Mathieu Debuchy, Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck and Santi Cazorla remain injured.
Stoke defender Bruno Martins Indi is available despite being caught by an opponent's elbow last weekend.
However, fellow centre-back Ryan Shawcross is again set to miss out with a calf problem.
Geoff Cameron is still sidelined by a knee problem, but Marko Arnautovic is fit despite suffering a knock against Burnley.
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