The playmaker, who has 16 assists already this season, has a slight foot injury and will play no part against the Potters, though new signing Mohamed Elneny makes the bench.
Arsenal will try to beat Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium for the first time in six years without star man Mesut Ozil, with the German not included in the squad to face the Potters.
The 27-year-old playmaker, who has 16 assists already this season, is carrying a slight knock on his foot and has not traveled with the squad, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing him in the starting XI.