Arsenal v Southampton team news: Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez make Premier League debuts against the Saints

The Premier League is back after a two-week absence due to international action, as Sam Allardyce got under way as England boss with a 1-0 win in Slovakia.

The transfer window also slammed shut with cash-crazy Prem clubs splashing out an astonishing £1.2billion on new players.

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One of the most stunning deals saw Jack Wilshere leave Arsenal on a season-long loan for Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth.

And Brazilian defender David Luiz returned to Chelsea for an eye-watering £32m, two years after leaving Stamford Bridge in a £50m move.

But now it's time for the best league in the world to get back under way with Arsenal hosting Southampton.

And here are today's teams...

Arsenal:

Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Cazorla, Coquelin, Walcott, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucas

Subs: Ospina, Holding, Elneny, Xhaka, Iwobi, Sanchez, Giroud

Southampton:

Forster, Cedric, Clasie, Fonte, Davis, Rodriguez, Tadic, Romeu, Van Dijk, Bertrand, ,Redmond

Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Long, Austin, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Targett