Arsenal aim to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-final with a round-of-16 second leg against PSV.
The Gunners won 7-1 in the first leg of the tie, with captain Martin Odegaard being the star performer for Mikel Arteta‘s side scoring two goals and providing an assist.
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They are all but into the quarter-final, and so with a six-goal lead for Arteta’s side, the Arsenal boss could decide to rotate his squad slightly in order to give players a chance to get some Champions League game time.
Arsenal drew 1-1 in their last match which came in the Premier League against rivals Manchester United. Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Declan Rice led to a point shared for both sides. It left the Gunners 15 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Gabriel Martinelli returned in the last game after dealing with a hamstring injury. However, Bukayo Saka, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz will miss the game on Wednesday as they are all injured.
Click here to see our predicted XI for the Gunners on Wednesday, in a game where Arteta may decide to rotate his starting XI.
Arsenal heavy favourites despite likely squad rotation
Despite the fact that Arteta is due to rotate his squad and give some fringe players a chance against PSV, his side are still backed by the bookmakers as heavy favourites for the game.
According to Oddschecker, Arsenal are 5/11 favourites to win the game, which gives them a 68.8% chance to win at the Emirates on Wednesday.
PSV are backed to win the game at odds of 7/1 (12.5%), and a draw is backed at 4/1 (20%). We predict a 1-1 draw in the game, where the likes of Ethan Nwaneri will be given the chance to run the show.
Where to watch PSV’s visit to the Emirates
The game kicks off at 8 pm at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday 13 March, and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and BT Sport Ultimate.
Highlights will be posted to the TNT Sports YouTube channel after the game, and BBC iPlayer will post extended highlights of all the games on Wednesday night.
Click here to see Arsenal’s first team squad for the 2024/25 season.