Martin Ødegaard and Declan Rice have been named in Arsenal's starting lineup for Sunday's clash against Chelsea. It is the Arsenal captain's first start for the club since August after an ankle injury saw him miss a significant chunk of the season.

Martin Ødegaard will not play in Norway's Nations League matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan due to the ankle injury he suffered on Sept. 9.

After over a two month spell out on the sidelines, we recently saw the return of Martin Ødegaard to our starting lineup in the game against Chelsea last weekend. He actually made his first appearance since that injury against Inter Milan a few days prior,