Arsenal look for three points as they play Red Star Belgrade away
Arsenal is all set to play Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League as the new season moves ahead. The Gunners go into this game as the favorites.
Kick-off : 7:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Arsenal have so far played two games and have won both. It means they are ahead and on their way to next round.
A win on Thursday night will hand them a five point advantage at the top of Group H. They can then afford to rest a few key players.
Red Star Belgrade though have proven to be a tough team to beat in the Serbian League. They have just conceded three goals from the 14 games played so far.
It should be a good game on Thursday night as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Richmond Boakye is available and will play for the hosts on Thursday night. While Guelor Kanga will likely miss out against Arsenal as due to thigh injury.
As for Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey are both available after missing out the Watford game.
Laurent Koscielny is doubtful for Thursday’s game as due to injury. Whereas Jack Wilshere, Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott are all available and will likely play tomorrow’s game.
Arsene Wenger is gonna use a lot of youngsters for Thursday’s game.
Red Star Belgrade XI : Borjan, Stojkovic, Le Tallec, Babic, Gobeljic, Donald, Krsticic, Srnic, Pesic, Radonjic, Boakye.
Arsenal XI : Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Chambers, Nelson, Elneny, Willock, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Wilshere, Giroud.
Prediction
While it’s not a given that the Gunners will win on Thursday night but they certainly go into this game as the favorites. I think Arsenal will win this game. The scoreline could be 2-0.