Gabriel Martinelli looks happy to be back in the Arsenal starting XI this evening.

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Arsenal

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to TNT Sports: "He's [Emile Smith Rowe] playing really good, he deserves it and has been training really well. He's had some consistency now and he is ready to impact the games now."

On playing at the City Ground: "You have to play with a lot of personality and impose yourself in these atmospheres."

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The Monday Night Club panel have been discussing reports linking Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with a move to Barcelona at the end of the season - reports the Spaniard has quickly rebuffed.

"Why on earth would you leave Arsenal for Barcelona at the moment?" New York Times journalist Rory Smith said.

"Barcelona are a complete mess. Arteta's bond with Barcelona is quite ancient. He's not from Catalonia, he was at La Masia for a bit but Real Sociedad is his boyhood team.

"I don't think he has that same bond to Barcelona that Xavi or Iniesta or Sergio Busquets might do. Arteta's link is relatively flimsy, I don't know why he'd leave a well run club in Arsenal who are moving in the right direction."

Listen to the Monday Night Club on BBC Sounds

Nottingham Forest

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo says he has decided to bring Taiwo Awoniyi, Anthony Elanga and Felipe into team training despite the injured trio still not being "100% ready" to start for Nottingham Forest.

Nuno told BBC Radio Nottingham it was a mutual choice to involve them with the main group.

"It was a decision made by us, the medical department and the players themselves," said Nuno. "We decided to bring them even though they weren't 100% ready.

"We think it's better to have them around in terms of getting in contact with the way we do things in training, in meetings, in the plans. When they are 100%, it will be easier for them to perform. That is the main idea."

Since Christmas, Forest have lost several key players to injury and the Africa Cup of Nations with Nuno accepting the Reds "are short on options".

"Before, four of the under-23s were constantly with us to give us help, but we didn't feel these were the right moments to put the young boys in," he said.

"We think in this situation having four quality players, who we can rely on, is better even though it won't be for too many minutes. This is what we have to manage. They are there in the training sessions, integrating with their team-mates. They know each other and they help each other."

On tonight's game, Nuno added: "Arsenal are one of the best teams around, we know the quality of their players and manager. It will be tough."

Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds

Nuno Espirito Santo makes three changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Bristol City in the FA Cup, as Harry Toffolo, Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White come in for Nuno Tavares, Ryan Yates and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Recently-injured trio Taiwo Awoniyi, Felipe and Anthony Elanga are all on the bench.

Nottingham Forest XI: Turner, Montiel, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Mangala, Danilo, Williams, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Wood.

Subs: Hennessey, Vlachodimos, Worrall, Awoniyi, Hudson-Odoi, Felipe, Elanga, Yates, Aguilera.

Mikel Arteta has brought Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe into his starting XI, with the duo replacing Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz in the two changes from the team that thumped Crystal Palace 5-0 in their last match.

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

Subs: Ramsdale, Kiwior, Soares, Walters, Jorginho, Trossard, Havertz, Nelson, Nketiah.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says reports linking him with succeeding Xavi as Barcelona manager are "totally fake news".

Barca boss Xavi announced on Saturday that he would be stepping down from the role at the end of the season.

We want to hear your thoughts about this evening's games, and the January transfer window.

If your team is in action, how do you see the action panning out?

Does your side need to bring in reinforcements before Thursday's deadline?

Get involved via the means above.

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Burnley are the only side in the bottom six that aren't in action tonight. Sheffield United could move off the bottom and Luton Town could move out of the relegation zone.

This is how it stands at the top of the table. Arsenal will end the day second and two points behind Liverpool if they win at Nottingham Forest, while, if the Gunners slip up, Aston Villa could move above them and Manchester City.

Brighton will go sixth with a win at Luton.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

There is radio commentary for not one but all five of tonight's games across the BBC, whether that be on BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra or online.

Here's a rundown of where you can listen to the action and which voices you will hear across the airwaves:

• Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:30 GMT) - Ian Dennis and Dion Dublin on BBC Radio 5 Live.
• Luton Town v Brighton (19:45 GMT) - Mike Minay and Curtis Davies online on BBC Sport.
• Fulham v Everton (19:45 GMT) - Sheridan Robins and Stephen Kelly online on BBC Sport.
• Crystal Palace v Sheffield United (20:00 GMT) - Sohail Sahi and Clinton Morrison online on BBC Sport.
• Aston Villa v Newcastle (20:15 GMT) - Ali Bruce-Ball and Pat Nevin on 5 Sports Extra.

These are the games coming up.

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Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of Tuesday's Premier League matches.

We've got staggered kick-offs starting with Nottingham Forest v Arsenal at 19:30 GMT and ending with Aston Villa v Newcastle at 20:15 GMT.

It's a massive night of Premier League action coming up with five tasty matches to come.

Among those playing are two of the top four and five of the bottom six.

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