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Line-Ups: Arsenal v Vorskla – Leno & Torreira start, Aubameyang retains place up front

By on September 20, 2018

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We kick-off our Europa League campaign this evening as Ukrainian minnows FC Vorskla come to the Emirates Stadium.

As expected, Unai Emery has made plenty of changes with Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Lucas Torreira all making their full debuts for the club after arriving in the summer.

Danny Welbeck gets a start in attack while Henrikh Mkhitaryan nd Alex Iwobi also get recalls with with the likes of Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil rested. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starts up front, which is a bit of a surprise to be honest.

Here are the teams:

Arsenal

Leno; Lichtsteiner, Holding, Sokratis, Monreal; Torreira, Elneny; Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Welbeck; Aubameyang

Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Lacazette, Ozil, Guendouzi, Nketiah, Smith Rowe.

Vorskla

Shust, Perduta, Dallku, Chesnakov, Artur; Kobakhidze, Kravchenko, Sharpar, Rebenok; Kulach; Kolomoets.

Subs: Tkachenko, Girogadze, Sakiv, Misik, Sklyar, Careca, Sergiychuk