Arsenal will return to European motion on Thursday night time as they open up their Europa League marketing campaign away to FC Zurich.
The Gunners went with out continental soccer final season however completed fifth within the Premier League desk to return to UEL.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect are in Group A with FC Zurich, PSV Eindhoven and Bodo/Glimt.
The north Londoners will journey to Switzerland for his or her opening tie and face Franco Foda’s Zurich aspect who gained the Swiss Tremendous League final time period.
Arsenal’s good begin to the top-flight season got here to an finish on Sunday as they misplaced 3-1 at Manchester United.
The Gunners can be wanting to bounce again from that loss particularly forward of their conflict with Everton this weekend.
FC Zurich v Arsenal: Date and talkSPORT protection
This Europa League Group A tie will happen on Thursday, September 8.
Kick-off on the Stadion Letzigrund is scheduled for five:45pm UK time.
talkSPORT protection will begin at 5pm with Andy Goldstein whereas commentary will come from Alex Criminal and former England striker Dean Ashton.
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FC Zurich v Arsenal: Workforce information
Arsenal have a number of midfield damage points to content material with.
Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny are each unavailable whereas Reiss Nelson gained’t characteristic.
Emile Smith Rowe can be assessed after choosing up a knock in coaching.
A number of children may characteristic together with Matt Smith, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Catalin Cirjan and Lino Sousa.
FC Zurich v Arsenal: What has been mentioned?
Previous to tonight’s conflict, Arteta was requested if Arsenal’s defeat to Man United may have an effect on his aspect negatively.
He mentioned: “It gained’t occur. That gained’t occur as a result of the efficiency is there, and we all know what we lacked immediately.
“The small print to lose the sport are right here and you’ve got a really completely different efficiency with the identical result’s how I wish to take it as a result of then you might be questioning your stage, and I don’t assume there may be any query of the extent there.”
On the accidents to his squad, Arteta added: “You will damage me about that and I’m not going to place any excuses as a result of these are the gamers that we’ve got, and for me they’re the very best gamers.
“We attempt to do this and provides them confidence and perception, and with these gamers we play right here the way in which that we performed, in order that’s it and that’s not going to alter.”
FC Zurich v Arsenal: Match info
- Arsenal have gained 75% of their group stage matches within the UEFA Europa League (P24 W18 D4 L2). Of the 94 groups to have participated within the group phases of this competitors on at the least three earlier events, solely Zenit have a greater win fee (79% – 19/24).
- After dropping simply one among their first 11 house matches within the UEFA Europa League (W6 D4), Zürich have since misplaced every of their final two house matches within the competitors.
- Arsenal have gained all six of their matches to this point in opposition to Swiss opposition, although they are going to face Zürich for the primary time. The Gunners’ final journey to Switzerland noticed them defeat Basel within the UEFA Champions League in in December 2016, with a hat-trick from Lucas Pérez.
- Zürich have gained three of their 10 matches in opposition to English opponents in Europe (L7), though all three victories got here in house matches, most just lately beating Aston Villa 2-0 within the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2002.
- Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has scored within the final two video games he began within the UEFA Europa League; he may turn into the fifth Englishman to attain in three consecutive begins within the competitors, after Bobby Zamora, Jermain Defoe, Harry Kane and James Tavernier.
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