Arsenal vs Eintracht Frankfurt official line-ups: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabriel Martinelli start tonight in Europa League match
Unai Emery is desperately in need of an uplifting result as pressure continues to mount on the manager
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal enter their Europa League fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt under a huge burden of pressure, however, a point alone will be enough to secure Unai Emery‘s side a place in the knockout stages.
The Gunners are winless in their last six matches – their worst run of form in over 20 years – and Emery is hanging by a thread as speculation turns rife over his possible successor.
However, the reverse fixture brought a happier result for Arsenal when they thrashed the Bundesliga side 3-0 away from home.
Frankfurt are also struggling for form and enter the fixture having lost their last three matches, but remain firmly in contention to qualify for the knockout rounds if they can leave the Emirates with a victory.
Here is everything you need to know:
Official line-ups
Arsenal XI: Martinez; Mustafi, Luiz, Sokratis; Chambers, Xhaka, Willock, Tierney; Martinelli, Aubameyang, Saka
Eintracht XI: Ronnow, Fernandes, Sow, Kostic, Hinteregger, Kamada, Abraham, Hasebe, De Costa, Silva, Paciencia
Team news
Arsenal are set to be without Dani Ceballos, Sead Kolasinac and Bukayo Saka, who are all struggling with injuries. Emile Smith Rowe will not feature having been moved to the U23s squad for their fixture against Villarreal yesterday.
Frankfurt are without long-term absentees Marco Russ and Kevin Trapp.
When is it?
The match is on Thursday 28 November.
When does it kick-off?
The match gets underway at 8:00pm.
How can I watch the match?
The match will be available to watch and stream on BT Sport 2 and the BT Sport App.
What are the odds?
- Arsenal to win: 10/11
- Draw: 12/5
- Eintracht to win: 15/5
Prediction:
Arsenal have been utterly listless in recent weeks and, although that will have had less of a damning impact on the morale of their exciting crop of academy graduates, the increased pressure on the manager and eerie atmosphere at the stadium will make it hard for them to grind out an uplifting result.
Arsenal 1-1 Eintracht
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