Premier League 24/25: Arsenal squad, starting XI and odds

With the 2024/25 Premier League season now half-way through, Ladbrokes takes you through Arsenal's squad, their chances of winning the title next year and what we expect their starting line-up to be.

The Gunners have come second in each of the last two Premier League seasons, losing out to Man City on both occasions, but they'll be hoping its third time lucky as the compete to become English top-flight champions once again.

Mikel Arteta's side are only getting better and more inexperienced, and many pundits feel as if they have a real shot at winning the Premier League in 2025 for the first time in 21 years.

Ladbrokes takes you through Arsenal's squad for the Premier League season, what their starting line-up has looked like so far this campaign, and their odds of winning the title once again.

Below are the players in Arsenal's first team, with the potential for major additions before the window concludes.

• David Raya, Tommy Setford, Neto
• William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Ben White, Gabriel, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori
• Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino
• Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz

The summer transfer window started in a big way for Arsenal, with a deal for Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna, who impressed at Euro 2024, being completed to provide more defensive quality to the club's backline.

An attacker have also been linked with Arsenal, but the Gunners have missed out on Benjamin Sesko, with the Slovenian striker opting to stay with RB Leipzig for at least another season, rather than move to the Premier League.

After two games of the Premier League season, Arsenal announced the signing of Mikel Merino, who returns to England from Real Sociedad having previously played for Newcastle. The Spaniard is expected to be a versatile utility player in the centre of midfield.

On transfer deadline day, Raheem Sterling completed a shock move to the club, on loan from Chelsea, with Neto coming on from Bournemouth, also on a temporary deal.

With regards to outgoings, many thought Oleksandr Zinchenko could be on the chopping block, especially with Calafiori coming in and Jurrien Timber back from injury, but he remained at the club. Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah both did leave though, joining Fulham and Crystal Palace on permanent deals.

Thomas Partey could also be leaving Arsenal, as could Eddie Nketiah, who has found himself third in the pecking order up front, behind both Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

As for the starting XI, David Raya continues as the number one after making his loan move from Brentford a permanent one over the summer.

Ben White and Jurrien Timber are trading minutes at right-back, with Gabriel and William Saliba continuing to establish their partnership at the heart of Arsenal's defence. Calafiori has been trusted at left-back for Arsenal, whilst Timber, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Zinchenko can also play there.

Declan Rice, Jorginho and Thomas Partey are able to fill in as and when needed as the number six, with Rice also trading minutes with Mikel Merino as the left eight as and when Arteta deems fit.

Martin Odeegard, Arsenal's talisman and captain continues to play on the right-hand side of Arteta's midfield three whenever he's fit.

Bukayo Saka comes into the XI on the right-wing, with Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Sterling trading minutes on the left, with Jesus and Havertz also rotating up-front.

The number of options Arsenal have in their forward line means that Arteta is able to call upon whichever attacker he feels is most suited to the opposition he's coming up against.

Arsenal are second favourites to win the 2024/25 Premier League, with Liverpool on top spot and Man City, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea now far behind.

Whilst the bookies are giving Liverpool the edge, they clearly feel as if the Gunners have enough to go all the way after two back-to-back second placed finishes.

Liverpool actually leapfrogged the Gunners after the two sides drew 2-2 at the Emirates on October 27, remaining two points ahead of them in the process, but results since then have seen the gap widen to six, and it could become nine if Liverpool win their game in hand.

Despite being one of the favourites for the title though, City are 12/1 to go down, but that could be down to the looming threat of a points deduction following the verdict from their 115 charges hearing.

The Premier League season kicked off for Arsenal on August 17 with a 2-0 win against Wolves at home, with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Aston Villa taking place the following week.

The North London derby came early in the 2024/25 season, with Arsenal travelling to Tottenham on September 15 in was their the fourth game of the campaign. The Gunners won 1-0, despite having several key players missing through injury or suspension.

The following game saw the Gunners with another tricky away fixture, this time against Man City on September 22, with that game ending in a 2-2 draw.

The draw with City came before Arsenal faced another title rival on October 27, this time drawing 2-2 with Liverpool at home. Chelsea away on November 9 also ended in a draw, this time 1-1. Next up was Man United at home on December 4 with that game being a big test for the Red Devils' new boss, Ruben Amorim. The tie ended in a professional 2-0 win for the Gunners though.

Arsenal then hosted Spurs on January 15, winning 2-1, before trashing Man City 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium on February 1, just over two weeks later.

It was Man United away and Chelsea at home in back-to-back games on March 9 and March 16 respectively for Arsenal, ending in a 1-1 draw and a 1-0 win, before they face Liverpool in the run-in on May 10, in what is their penultimate away game.

The final two games of the season sees Arsenal host Newcastle on May 18, before travelling to Premier League newcomers Southampton on the final day of the season, where they'll be hoping to be crowned league champions.

Ladbrokes recently looked at the odds for each of the 20 teams competing in the Premier League this season, starting with Man City and working our way down to Ipswich and Southampton, who the bookies have given a 0.13% chance of winning England's top-flight come May 2025.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.