Arsenal predicted team vs Sevilla as Havertz continues, Vieira starts and Odegaard decision made
Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard could both start for Arsenal against Sevilla as Mikel Arteta deals with yet more injury news.
The disappointment from the defeat at Newcastle was a tough one to take but with three of the top four sides not winning, perhaps it helped the club put it into perspective. A difficult game and certainly one which will see rivals face similar challenges.
The focus now turns to the Champions League with Arsenal able to take a serious grip of their group with back-to-back wins over Sevilla. The Spanish side have failed to win in La Liga since the defeat to the Gunners but did score a victory in the Copa del Rey.
From an Arsenal perspective, a run of favourable fixtures awaits and so responding to the weekend and beginning the momentum early on Wednesday will be very important. Here football.london takes a look at how Mikel Arteta might set up.
David Raya
The Spanish goalkeeper again faced criticism for his role in the goal at Newcastle. David Raya misjudged the cross prior to the foul on Gabriel Magalhaes but it left an open goal for Anthony Gordon to score into.
That said, he is still expected to start tonight. Aaron Ramsdale has been demoted with certainty to the domestic cup competitions.
1 of 11Ben White
The Champions League of course means that a near-full strength side is required and with little quality depth at right-back Ben White is sure to start. Jurrien Timber remains out whilst Cedric Soares is unlikely to be considered whereas another option will potentially be starting elsewhere.
2 of 11William Saliba
The Frenchman was glorious on Tyneside at the weekend. William Saliba was composed and in control whilst also demonstrating his monstrous strength by flattening Joelinton and despite Sergio Ramos’ absence from the evening’s line-up, the 22-year-old would always have been the standout defender in both teams – he is simply that good.
(Image: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)3 of 11Gabriel Magalhaes
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Although Jakub Kiwior impressed in a poor Arsenal team against West Ham United, the visit from Sevilla is unlikely to prompt a change at left centre-half. Again, Gabriel was also a strong physical figure in the Arsenal defensive line at Newcastle and he will be needed for the La Liga side’s threat.
4 of 11Takehiro Tomiyasu
![Takehiro Tomiyasu celebrates after scoring his first Arsenal goal.]()
“To be honest I didn’t train to be both-footed,” Tomiyasu said ahead of the game. “When I was a kid, when I had the ball on my right foot, I played with my right foot, and if it was on the left foot I played with the left foot."
I expect the Japanese international to play on the left again and he revealed to football.london that the position had not been mentioned when talking of a move to north London. That hasn’t stopped him impressing there however.
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