Arsenal are back in action this evening in the Champions League, as Mikel Arteta’s side look to move closer to the last 16, with Sevilla hosted at the Emirates.
This is match four in Group B, and with the Gunners top of the group, a win over Diego Alonso’s side would see them progress from the Premier League to the next round.
Victory will not be easy, as Arteta knew from his last test at Seville in a match that ended 2-1 against Arsenal, and with key players absent, the player The Spaniard could be open to reuniting his team in the app.
to collect three points.
Team news Arsenal vs Sevilla After a disastrous week, north Londoners will be eager to return to winning ways, following defeats to West Ham United and Newcastle United in their previous two outings.
Arteta has a host of squad issues to sort out ahead of tonight’s game at the Emirates, with injuries to key members of the XI taking a heavy toll on a busy schedule.
In terms of absentees, Emile Smith-Rowe, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Jurrien Timber will definitely miss tonight’s match, leaving midfield options extremely slim as the games progress.
pile.
To add to the tension in midfield, the manager confirmed in his pre-match press conference that the captain, Martin Odegaard, had doubts as he continues to recover from an underlying hip problem .
Journalist Mark Mann-Bryans notes that Eddie Nketiah was absent from Tuesday’s training session, saying the England international will undergo a late fitness test to determine his position ahead of the Champions challenge League.
Luckily for Arteta, the frontline is where he has plenty of rotation options, with one name being the ideal replacement for Nketiah whether he is fit or not.
Statistics show that Leandro Trossard will start in the match against Sevilla Before the hat-trick against Sheffield United, many people were concerned about the 24-year-old’s lack of convincingness in the last third of the match, one hour.
noise he silenced with a heroic three-goal performance.
in the Premier League.
Since then, it appears Nketiah has returned to his usual lifestyle, as highlighted in the table above, which shows his form in the two matches since Arsenal hammered the Blades 5-0.
By dropping the Englishman or losing him to injury, Arteta could take the opportunity to release Leandro Trossard, who has proven his point in the Champions League this season.
Hailed by journalist Phil Costa as “absolutely clinical” in the Gunners’ opening match of the competition, the Belgian needed very few goalscoring opportunities, given his excellent 50% conversion rate in the competition.
This year’s Premier League is the highlight of the season.
At Trossard, the manager has a renowned goalscorer whose prolific nature when entering the box makes him almost impossible to defend if he finds his shot, while the former Brighton man and Hove Albion can also be creative, recording 10 assists in just 22 games for the Gunners last season – more than Nketiah achieved in his entire Arsenal career (6).
Regardless of the player’s fitness level, Arteta must ditch the 24-year-old for the £90,000-a-week star to promote healthy competition and give the Belgian international a chance to shine.
shine once again on the biggest stage.
