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.
Arsenal 0-0 Qarabag
5 minutes
First bit of defending for the visitors. Willock drives forward from midfield and wins a free kick. Ozil swings it in but it's headed away.
Arsenal 0-0 Qarabag
8 minutes
'Flat' would be a kind way of describing the atmosphere. Pre-season friendlies tend to generate more enthusiasm than this.
Arsenal 0-0 Qarabag
9 minutes
Da Silva is forced into a save as Saka cuts inside and curls a shot towards the far corner. A first glimpse of what the teenager brings to this team.
Arsenal 0-0 Qarabag
13 minutes
Ozil turns on the style, beating a man and then flicking the ball back to a teammate. Saka then bursts forward and draws a foul. Chances have been at a premium so far.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag (Lacazette)
17 minutes
Lacazette opens the scoring. Ozil plays the ball into the Frenchman, who moves away from his marker and drills the ball low past Da Silva. There could be a few more goals in this for Arsenal.
Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag
19 minutes
Crucial last ditch defending by Sokratis. Medvedev finds himself yards out from goal but the Greek defender gets across with a sliding tackle.
Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag
24 minutes
Arsenal take a corner quickly and the ball makes its way out to Elneny. He decides to shoot from 40 yards out. Predictably, it's nowhere near finding the net.
Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag
29 minutes
Ozil floats a free kick into the box from the right. It's a dangerous ball, but Sokratis is penalised for a foul.
Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag
31 minutes
Arsenal are very comfortable here. Other than a couple of scares, Qarabag haven't threatened, and it feels like the hosts don't need to move out of first gear. It isn't making for a great spectacle.
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