- Sterling made shock deadline day move to Arsenal as he left parent club Chelsea
- He has so far made two substitute appearances for the club but will start tonight
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Raheem Sterling makes his first Arsenal start since his shock arrival from Chelsea against Bolton in the Carabao Cup tonight.
The experienced attacker joined the Gunners on loan on transfer deadline day but was yet to start a match for his new club prior to being named in the line-up to face Bolton.
Sterling, though, will take to the field from the start in a clash that will see Mikel Arteta make a host of changes following the weekend’s exhausting visit to Manchester City which saw the Gunners play the entire second half with 10 men after Leandro Trossard was sent off towards the end of the opening 45 minutes.
The 29-year-old has made two substitute appearances since arriving from Stamford Bridge, one in the Premier League win over Tottenham and another in last week’s European draw against Atalanta.
But Sterling has been handed the opportunity to stake his claim for a regular role in Wednesday night’s match.
Raheem Sterling will make his first start for Arsenal tonight since joining on loan from Chelsea
The winger has so far made two substitute appearances for the Gunners since joining on loan
Manager Mikel Arteta, as expected, has made wholesale changes to his side after Man City draw
Elsewhere, goalkeeper David Raya, who was sporting a bandage and carried a limp as he left the Etihad Stadium, is rested with 16-year-old Jack Porter lining up for his debut.
Academy graduates Ethan Nwaneri will also make his first ever senior start in attack against the League One outfit.
Nwaneri is expected to be handed more minutes in the coming weeks as captain Martin Odegaard completes his rehabilitation from a significant ankle ligament injury.
