Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Arsenal vs Bournemouth at the Emirates. The Gunners will be eager to follow up on their vital 1-0 win in the Champions League against CP Sporting. It’s gut-check time for Mikel Arteta’s team. Every game is a must-win for the North London club. Bournemouth have produced some impressive performances this season, but are the league’s draw specialists, with an astonishing 15 this season.
Arsenal vs Sporting CP, Team News and Confirmed Lineups
Arsenal Team News
During the pre-match press conference for Arsenal vs Sporting CP, Arteta discussed the latest team news and said: “We have to wait until tomorrow morning to see how a few of the boys are and make the right decision with them.”
“We have to wait and see how he is tomorrow, but he wasn’t available to train,” said Arteta regarding Rice not being seen in the open training.
“He’s played a lot of games and that’s part of the issue. But he’s going to try to do everything that he possibly can to be with us tomorrow, that’s for sure,” added Arteta on Rice.
Discussing the potential availability of Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber: “Maybe one of them, let’s see,” said Arteta.
Regarding the specifics on Saka’s injury, he said: “It was an Achilles issue.”
Sporting CP Team News
Sporting CP will be boosted in their attempts to upset Arsenal by the return of their influential skipper, Morten Hjulmand. Geovany Quenda has also returned from injury.
Fotis Ioannidis, Luis Guilherme, and Nuno Santos all remain out, while Ivan Fresneda came off at half-time at the weekend. Midfielder Joao Simoes missed the weekend fixture against Amadora.
Arsenal Confirmed Lineup
Starting XI: Raya Mosquera Saliba Gabriel Hincapie Rice Zubimendi Eze Madueke Martinelli Gyokeres
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, White, Jesus, Norgaard, Trossard, Havertz, Dudziak, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, Salmon
Sporting CP Confirmed Lineup
Starting XI: R. Silva M. Araújo G. Inácio H. Morita P. Gonçalves O. Diomande M. Hjulmand (c) G. Catamo F. Trincão E. Quaresma L. J. Suárez
Subs: João Virgínia Zeno Debast Giorgos Vagiannidis Ricardo Mangas Geovany Quenda Giorgi Kochorashvili Souleymane Faye Daniel Bragança João Simões Salvador Blopa Rafael Nel Flavio Goncalves
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