Welbeck loads the guns

Arsenal and Manchester City will look to roar into life when they meet at The Emirates tomorrow after both making spluttering starts to their English Premier League campaigns.

A month after demolishing City 3-0 in the Community Shield at Wembley, seventh-placed Arsenal have failed to reach the same high notes, drawing their last two league matches and losing French striker Olivier Giroud to injury.

Though a shortage of strikers could not be blamed for City's inconsistent start, manager Manuel Pellegrini said they lacked a creative spark when they slipped to a surprise 1-0 home defeat by Stoke City last time out.

In a bid to ease their attacking woes, Arsenal snapped up Danny Welbeck on the final day of the transfer window and the former Manchester United striker is confident his style of play will fit in perfectly at the Gunners.

"I've envisaged myself playing in this team before. For it to finally happen is very exciting," said Welbeck, who scored both goals in England's opening Euro 2016 qualifying campaign victory over Switzerland on Monday.

"At Arsenal we're not short of combination football and I like to join in on that and get in behind defenders and try to get shots off at goal. I want to score some goals and help the team to achieve the right results," he said.

Along with Giroud, midfielder Aaron Ramsey - who has scored in two of Arsenal's three Premier League games this season - could miss tomorrow's clash after twisting his ankle in Wales's 2-1 win over Andorra on Tuesday.

Champions City, so potent in front of goal last season, head to north London having let Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo join Valencia, while in-form forward Stevan Jovetic - who scored two goals against Liverpool - is struggling with a hamstring injury.

Table-toppers Chelsea have suffered no problems in front of goal this season, thanks largely to the efforts of Diego Costa, but the Spaniard could miss the encounter with second-placed Swansea at Stamford Bridge tomorrow because of a leg injury.

Costa, who has scored four goals in three appearances this season, pulled out of Spain's Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on Monday with a hamstring injury and his absence would come as a blow to manager Jose Mourinho.

If Costa fails to recover in time then French striker Loic Remy, who joined from local rivals Queens Park Rangers, could make his Chelsea debut against a Swansea side that have looked well organised under inexperienced manager Garry Monk.

Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to get back on track against Sunderland after their steady start came crashing down with a 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool.

The Reds host Aston Villa in the last game tomorrow.

Then on Sunday an air of mystery will descend on Old Trafford when Manchester United face QPR, with manager Louis van Gaal looking to accommodate a squad that includes strikers Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and new loan signing Radamel Falcao.

Dutch striker Van Persie is confident Van Gaal will find the right blend to reignite a disjointed United side that have claimed two points from their first three matches.

English Fixtures

Tomorrow

Arsenal vs Man City (1.45pm)

Crystal Palace vs Burnley (4pm)

Southampton vs Newcastle (4pm)

Stoke vs Leicester (4pm)

Sunderland vs Tottenham (4pm)

Chelsea vs Swansea (4pm)

West Brom vs Everton (4pm)

Liverpool vs Aston Villa (6.30pm)

Sunday

Man United vs QPR (5pm)