Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Arsenal vs Lille at the Emirates on October 13 in the Champions League. The Gunners returned to winning ways at the weekend, defeating a tough Leeds team 2-1. They won their opening Champions League game 1-0 against Napoli. Lille are currently second in Ligue 1 after beating Le Havre 1-0 at the weekend.
Arsenal vs Leeds United, Team News and Confirmed Lineups
Arsenal Team News
At his pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta discussed injuries to Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi:
“We had a training session planned after the game for the players that didn’t have enough minutes to give everybody the recovery day on Sunday, and to get everybody in the right rhythm. In two very unfortunate actions, we lost two players, and yeah, not great,” said Arteta regarding Hincapie.
“Yes; we need to assess them today. They have further scans to see where they are, and they will have a timeframe for how long they’ll be out,” added Arteta about Hincapie and Zubimendi.
Arsenal vs Leeds United: Team News and Predicted Lineups
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Lille Team News
Lille will be without Ethan Mbappe, who is suspended after his red card against Real Betis. Tiago Santos is also a doubt following his knee injury against Le Havre.
Romain Perraud was also withdrawn at the weekend, and remains a doubt for the trip to Arsenal. Centre-back Nathan Ngoy is expected to be available after missing the weekend fixture, while Basar Onal remains a doubt.
Arsenal Confirmed Lineup
This section will be updated once the lineup is confirmed.
Lille Confirmed Lineup
This section will be updated once the lineup is confirmed.
The Last Word: Prediction for Arsenal vs Leeds
It wasn’t vintage Arsenal at the weekend, but they dug deep to beat a tough Leeds side. They know they can play a lot better, and will do. The penalty shootout loss to Paris Saint-Germain in last year’s final will still haunt the Gunners, and they will be focused on going one step further this season.
Lille have talented players such as Ayase Ueda, who can hurt Arsenal. Despite being second in Ligue 1, it’s difficult to see them causing Arteta’s team too many problems.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Lille.
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