Arsenal will be in Champions League action on Tuesday evening, welcoming PSG to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal will have to be at their best against PSG if they are to claim victory in this continental clash.
Mikel Arteta will also have to negotiate this fixture with some key players missing.
The Gunners have already endured something of an injury crisis this season. These absences have caused Arteta to suffer sleepless nights at times.
However, performances and results on the pitch have been consistently positive overall despite these challenges. Arsenal must maintain this form against PSG.
Arsenal team and injury news ahead of PSG
Arteta has already addressed the press, providing an update on the club’s current injury concerns.
Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori will be assessed ahead of the match. It would be a huge boost if just one, if not both, of the full-backs were to be deemed fit to start.
It is perhaps preferable for Calafiori to be available, more so than White, due to Jurrien Timber’s ability to fill in at right-back. Meanwhile, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu still sidelined, Arteta’s left-back options are more thin on the ground.
Like Zinchenko and Tomiyasu, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino will be unavailable still for this game. The absence of the club captain is a major miss, whilst Merino is still waiting to make his debut for the club.
Arteta’s depleted midfield and left-back contingents makes it somewhat more likely that Hale End academy wonderkids Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly could be involved to some extent against PSG.
Predicted Arsenal starting XI to face PSG
The likes of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, David Raya, William Saliba, and Gabriel Magalhaes are all nailed-on to start, barring any late fitness concerns.
Gabriel Martinelli impressed Arsenal fans against Leicester, and his long-awaited return to form makes it likely that the Brazilian winger will retain his staring berth ahead of Raheem Sterling.
Meanwhile, Arsenal improved after Nwaneri came on to replace Thomas Partey against the Foxes. Arsenal fans were far from impressed with Partey in that match, and his sub-par display may have opened the door for Jorginho to step into the starting XI.
Arteta has trusted the Italian veteran to come into the team for important matches against top opposition in the past, and may lean on Jorginho’s experience and leadership once again.
David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Jorginho, Leandro Trossard, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz.
Receive a digest of our best Arsenal content each week direct to your mailbox
