Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the predicted lineups for Arsenal vs Lille at the Emirates Stadium in a 20:00 kick-off on October 13 in the Champions League. The Gunners bounced back at the weekend against Leeds, winning 2-1, and will be eager to make it two wins from two in the Champions League. Lille won at the weekend against Le Havre, and will be looking to cause an upset in North London.
Champions League: Team News and Predicted Lineups for Arsenal vs Lille
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Venue: Emirates Stadium.
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT.
Last meeting: First meeting.
Referee: Felix Zwayer.
Current odds: Arsenal 2/9, Lille 11/1, Draw 5/1.
Arsenal Team News
William Saliba remains out for the Gunners, while Cristhian Mosquera is doubtful after missing the Leeds United win at the weekend. Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi are also doubtful for the Gunners. Christos Tzolis also remains out with the hamstring injury he suffered on international duty with Greece.
After the win over Leeds at the weekend, Mikel Arteta discussed the lack of minutes for Viktor Gyokeres:
“He will play games and he will have minutes, and the best way is when they enter the pitch, show how good they are. That’s it. They have done it with their national teams. Mikel [Merino] has scored two goals with the national team and the sensation is he deserves to play as well. But Martin [Odegaard] has been exceptional, and that’s the situation. The best way is when they have the chance, prove it, and then everybody’s going to be happy,” said Arteta.
Ipswich vs Arsenal: SSC Napoli v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2026 27 Phase MD1 Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2026 27 League Phase MD1 match between SSC Napoli and Arsenal FC at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on September 09, 2026
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Lille Team News
Ethan Mbappe will be missing following his red card against Real Betis, while Tiago Santos will also likely be missing following a knee injury sustained against Le Havre.
Romain Perraud was also taken off with an unspecified injury, and remains a doubt, while Hamza Igamane continues to be out following his long-term ACL issue.
Centre-back Nathan Ngoy is expected to be back after missing the weekend game, while winger Basar Onal remains a doubt.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup
Raya, Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Guimaraes, Rice, Saka, Odegaard, Eze, Gyokeres.
Lille Predicted Lineup
Ozer, Perraud, Alexsandro, Nianzou, Ngoy, Bentaleb, Andre, Perrin, Haraldsson, Bakwa, Ueda
The Last Word: Prediction for Arsenal vs Lille
Arsenal will have been eager to return to winning ways at the weekend, and they did so against a tough Leeds side. They fell agonisingly short last year against Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Champions League, and have brought in well in the summer, while retaining their core of players from last season.
Lille sit second in Ligue 1, but will find it difficult to live with an Arsenal side, who were brutally efficient in last year’s competition. Regardless of the Gunners making changes, we can’t see anything other than a win for the team from North London.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Lille
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