Sol Campbell returns to the Arsenal side for the first time in 10 weeks in the Premiership match at Portsmouth tonight.
The veteran England defender - now fit again following a leave of absence in the wake of a loss of form - is one of several changes by manager Arsene Wenger from the team beaten 2-0 by Manchester United last weekend.
Young Swiss defender Johan Djourou, Abou Diaby and Alexandre Song all start, while captain Thierry Henry leads the attack alongside Emmanuel Adebayor as the Gunners look to close the gap on fourth placed Tottenham.
Pompey, battling against relegation, are unchanged from the side which drew 2-2 with Blackburn, with record-signing Benjani Mwaruwari again preferred up front.
Portsmouth:Kiely, Priske, Primus, Stefanovic, Taylor, O'Neil, Davis, Pedro Mendes, D'Alessandro, LuaLua, Mwaruwari. Subs: Ashdown, O'Brien, Todorov, Hughes, Routledge.
Arsenal:Lehmann, Djourou, Campbell, Toure, Flamini, Ljungberg, Song Billong, Diaby, Reyes, Henry, Adebayor. Subs: Poom, Bergkamp, Van Persie, Hleb, Eboue.
Referee:U Rennie (S Yorkshire)