{"id":663826,"date":"2026-01-28T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663826"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:05:18","slug":"arsenal-vs-fc-kairat-team-news-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/28\/arsenal-vs-fc-kairat-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal vs FC Kairat Team News and Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal will aim to finish off the league phase of the 2025\/26 Champions League in style. It\u2019s been a perfect season in Europe for the Gunners, winning all seven matches, including 3-1 wins against Bayern Munich and Inter Milan<\/span><\/a>. Mikel Arteta\u2019s team<\/span><\/a> will be looking to make it a perfect eight from eight. Their opponents have one solitary point in this year\u2019s competition, and despite players missing for the Gunners, it should be a routine night.<\/p>\n

Champions League: Arsenal vs FC Kairat Team News and Confirmed Lineups<\/span><\/h2>\n

Arsenal Team News<\/h3>\n

In yesterday\u2019s press conference<\/span><\/a>, Arteta confirmed that William Saliba and Jurrien Timber will be absent for tonight\u2019s fixture against Kairat:<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, those are not (available). It\u2019s a good opportunity now that we make a different kind of work with them to get them in the best possible condition for the weekend hopefully.\u201d <\/i>he said.<\/p>\n

Declan Rice and Mikel Merino will both be missing through suspensions, having accumulated \u00a0three yellow cards in the league phase. Addressing the absenteeism of key players, the Gunners boss said: We are used to it, so that\u2019s never going to be an excuse.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

With Arsenal comfortably through, we can safely expect as many changes as possible from Arteta for this game.<\/p>\n

FC Kairat Team News<\/span><\/h3>\n

FC Kairat have pride to play for in this game, and if they can achieve a draw at home to the Gunners, it will be a huge achievement for the team from Kazakhstan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Azamat Tuyakbayev<\/a> will be missing for the away team, while Dastan Satpaev and Olzhas Baybek are doubtful.<\/p>\n

Arsenal Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n
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Arsenal: <\/strong>Arrizabalaga, White, Mosquera, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Eze, Havertz, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres<\/p>\n

Substitutes: <\/strong>Setford, Porter, Gabriel, Salmon, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Ibrahim, Odegaard, Bailey-Joseph, Saka, Trossard, Jesus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

FC Kairat<\/h3>\n
FC Kairat<\/strong>: T. Anarbekov, A. Shirobokov, A. Martynovich, E. Sorokin, E. Tapalov, D. Glazer, A. Sadybekov, L. Mata, A. Mrynskiy, Edmilson, J. G. C. Monteiro<\/div>\n
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Substitutes<\/strong>: Danila Buch, Sherkhan Kalmurza, Lev Kurgin, Damir Kasabulat, Valeriy Gromyko, Jug Stanojev, Ramazan Bagdat, Ricardinho<\/div>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

IMAGO \/ Pro Sports Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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