Arsenal look for three points against BATE Borisov in Europa League
Kick-off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Arsenal will play BATE in Belarus as they make a 2400 miles trip. Arsenal are also having a very congested schedule of games coming up.
They beat West Brom 2-0 on Monday and now play in Belarus which will be followed by a visit of Brighton.
They next play Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League on October 19. It will be a bit nearer destination than Belarus.
Arsene Wenger has already mentioned that he will likely rotate his squad for the Thursday game. Some youthful players are waiting in line for call up.
It should be a good game on Thursday night as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
BATE Borisov will have the same starting XI as against Slutsk, a game they won. They have no new injury concerns.
As for Arsenal, they will rotate their squad with Jack Wilshere, Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles coming in.
Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Chuba Akpom are available and will likely feature. While Mesut Ozil is also available and might play on Thursday night.
Arsene Wenger has emphasized on the fact that he will use his youth players more as their are back to back games to come.
BATE Borisov XI : Scherbitshi, Rios, Gayduchik, Milunovic, Polyakov, Volodko, Gordeychuk, Ivanic, Stasevich, Rodionov.
Arsenal XI : Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Monreal, Nelson, Elneny, Iwobi, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Giroud, Sanchez.
Prediction
Although it’s not a given that the Gunners will win on Thursday night but they certainly are the favorites for this game. I expect them to win 3-1.
