Arsenal vs Qarabag LIVE – Europa League preview, prediction, odds, how to watch on TV and stream online
Follow live coverage of Arsenal's final Europa League group match
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal will play a second-string side against Qarabag this evening in their final group match, with Europa League qualification and top place in the group already secured.
Club captain Laurent Koscielny could make his first start for the Gunners since May having recovered from a ruptured Achilles. Unai Emery will leave it late to decide whether Mesut Ozil is fit enough to feature following his return to training after recovering from a back injury.
Emile Smith-Rowe is likely to continue his fine run in the Europa League and Aaron Ramsey is set to return to the side. Follow all the live action below:
When is it?
Arsenal vs Qarabag kicks-off at 8:00pm at the Emirates
Where to watch?
BT Sport will be showing live coverage on BT Sport 2 from 8:00. BT Sport customers can stream the live action online on the BT Sport website and app.
Odds
Arsenal to win:
Qarabag to win:
Draw:
Prediction
Arsenal 2-0 Qarabag: Emery will field a team of youngsters and they will do just enough to comfortably beat their opponents.
Vidi 2-2 Chelsea
86 minutes
This game has a bit of an edge to it. Hudson-Odoi has angered the home fans with a challenge on Nego. It results in some heated exchanges between both sets of players.
Vidi 2-2 Chelsea
90 minutes
Three minutes of added time will be played.
Vidi 2-2 Chelsea
90+1 minutes
Caballero is out quickly to claim the ball at Scepovic's feet and end a promising Vidi attack. They've come back into the game in the latter stages and clearly still want to find a winner.
Full time: That's it! Neither side can find a winner. Chelsea's 100% record in the group stages comes to an end, but they're comfortably through. For Vidi, this was a commendable performance, and one that might, on another day, have resulted in victory.
Chelsea will not be too concerned by the final score. They scored a couple of excellent free kicks, and it allowed them to give some game time to those on the fringes. Hudson-Odoi and Ampadu were particularly impressive.
Next up: It's Arsenal at home to Qarabag.
↵Here are the final scores from elsewhere in the Europa League:
Arsenal, like Chelsea, are already into the knockout stages as group winners. They're looking to end things on a high this evening.
The focus will be on Koscielny's return to the team after a long spell out with injury. A number of youngsters, including 17-year-old Bukayo Saka, start too.
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