Arsenal continue to set the pace in the Premier League, currently sitting four points clear of Manchester City. They have undoubtedly found things tougher in 2026, but continue to grind out results. They have a last-16 Champions League tie and a Carabao Cup final to look forward to. Mikel Arteta’s team returns to FA Cup action on February 15, as they face Wigan Athletic at the Emirates. Here is our Arsenal predicted lineup, along with the latest team news.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup & Team News vs Wigan
How Arsenal Have Lined Up Recently
Arsenal continue to march forward on all fronts and look set to enjoy a memorable 2025/26 season. Arteta continues to favour his trusted 4-3-3 formation.
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The Gunners faced Brentford last time out, with the match ending 1-1. David Raya started the game in goal, while Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel, and Piero Hincapie completed the defence.
In midfield, the Arsenal boss went with Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, and Eberechi Eze. In attack, Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke supported Viktor Gyokeres.
Arsenal Team News
In the pre-match press conference, Arteta discussed Arsenal’s great record in the competition, despite not having gone past the fourth round since 2020.
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When asked about making changes for the Wigan game, Arteta said:
“Yes, that’s what we’ve been doing. I mean, try to make sure that everybody is a big part of what we are doing in different competitions and Sunday will be the same.”
Discussing the change of competition (Premier League to FA Cup) Arteta said: “I mean, we are doing that every week. Every three days we are playing different competitions so we are so used to it. So we will reflect on the game [v Brentford], take the positive, the learnings for sure that we have to improve and go on Sunday again with the energy and the batteries fully charged to go and win the game.”
Kai Havertz and Mikel Merino will be missing through injury.
