Posted by Arsenal are ready to lock horns with Sporting Lisbon in a crucial clash of their UEFA Europa League group, as both teams looking to upstage the other for the top spot tonight.
Sporting Lisbon welcome Arsenal as their next opponents in the Europa League. Sporting and Arsenal, both have so far collected all six points from their first two group games, beating the likes of Qarabag and Vorskla. Sporting only trail Arsenal in the second spot on goal difference. However, a win against the Gunners at home will ensure they come into the next game at the Emirates in the top spot.
Sporting sit fifth in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, four points behind leaders and cross-city rivals Benfica, and are also in search of a another Europa League victory that could make it three wins from three in the competition.
They have lost two of their last five games overall, but are perfect at home, where they are unbeaten in six matches against English opponents (winning five), their last of which was a win over Manchester City in the 2011/12 campaign.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are seeking to make it 11 consecutive victories in all competitions as they face Portuguese outfit Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League at the Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday.
Unai Emery's men have currently won their last ten matches and sit fourth in the Premier League, are hoping to maintain their perfect record in the Europa League this campaign with a victory over the Lisbon side.
TEAM NEWS:
Sporting Lisbon's Jérémy Mathieu may return to the squad after a spell on the side-lines. The Frenchman hadn't featured since Sporting's victory over Qarabag as a result of a muscular injury, but participated in training on Monday.Bas Dost could also be involved against Arsenal, the striker had missed the last two months due to a thigh injury. However, winger Raphinha is a doubt, the Brazilian missed the Leões' previous match in the Cup against Loures and is expected to miss out against the Gunners.
TEAM FORM:
Sporting have lost twice and won thrice in their last five matches. They lost 1-0 against Braga in the Primeira Liga, won 2-0 against Maritimo also in Primeira Liga, 2-1 against Vorskla in UEFA Europa League, lost 4-2 against Portimonense in Primeira Liga before winning 2-1 against Loures in Cup.
Arsenal have won all their last five matches. The Gunners won 3-1 against Brentford in the Carabao Cup. And in the English Premier League, they beat Watford 2-0, thrash Qarabag 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League and went back to the English Premier League to hammer Fulham 5-1 before beating Leicester City 3-1 on Monday also in EPL.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
Sporting (4-2-3-1): Salin; Ristovski, Coates, Mathieu, Acuña; Battaglia, Fernandes; Nani, Montero, Cabral; Dost.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerín, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Özil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.
Sporting 1-3 — Arsenal are the favourites to win this match even though they are the away team. Unai Emery is a coach who has won the Europa League title three times in a row, and trust me when I say he knows how to get a win here. Just expect a match where Arsenal will win.
TODAY'S UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FIXTURES IN FULL:
17:55 — AEK Larnaca VSLudogorets Razgrad
17:55 — FC Zuerich VSBayer Leverkusen
17:55 — RasenBallsport Leipzig VSCeltic
17:55 — Salzburg VSRosenborg
17:55 — FC Koebenhavn VSSlavia Prague
17:55 — Zenit St. Petersburg VSBordeaux
17:55 — Anderlecht VSFenerbahce
17:55 — Spartak Trnava VS Dinamo Zagreb
17:55 — Qarabag FK VSVorskla
17:55 — Sporting CP VSArsenal
17:55 — Milan VSReal Betis
17:55 — F91 Dudelange VSOlympiacos
20:00 — Rangers VSSpartak Moscow
20:00 — Villarreal VSRapid Wien
20:00 — Eintracht Frankfurt VSApollon Limassol
20:00 — Marseille VS Lazio
20:00 — Besiktas VSGenk
20:00 — Sarpsborg 08 VSMalmoe FF
20:00 — Sevilla VSAkhisarspor
20:00 — Standard Liege VSFC Krasnodar
20:00 — Jablonec VSFC Astana
20:00 — Rennes VSDynamo Kyiv
20:00 — Chelsea VSBATE Borisov
20:00 — PAOK Thessaloniki FC VSVidi FC
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Sporting CP vs Arsenal
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 25th October 2018
Kick-off at 17.55 - Nigerian Time
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon welcome Arsenal as their next opponents in the Europa League. Sporting and Arsenal, both have so far collected all six points from their first two group games, beating the likes of Qarabag and Vorskla. Sporting only trail Arsenal in the second spot on goal difference. However, a win against the Gunners at home will ensure they come into the next game at the Emirates in the top spot.
Sporting sit fifth in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, four points behind leaders and cross-city rivals Benfica, and are also in search of a another Europa League victory that could make it three wins from three in the competition.
They have lost two of their last five games overall, but are perfect at home, where they are unbeaten in six matches against English opponents (winning five), their last of which was a win over Manchester City in the 2011/12 campaign.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are seeking to make it 11 consecutive victories in all competitions as they face Portuguese outfit Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League at the Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday.
Unai Emery's men have currently won their last ten matches and sit fourth in the Premier League, are hoping to maintain their perfect record in the Europa League this campaign with a victory over the Lisbon side.
TEAM NEWS:
Sporting Lisbon's Jérémy Mathieu may return to the squad after a spell on the side-lines. The Frenchman hadn't featured since Sporting's victory over Qarabag as a result of a muscular injury, but participated in training on Monday.Bas Dost could also be involved against Arsenal, the striker had missed the last two months due to a thigh injury. However, winger Raphinha is a doubt, the Brazilian missed the Leões' previous match in the Cup against Loures and is expected to miss out against the Gunners.
Arsenal's Nacho Monreal is a slight doubt for the Gunners. He has a minor hamstring injury and will be assessed ahead of the fixture. Sead Kolašinac also has a minor hamstring injury and will be assessed beforehand. The duo missed the Gunners' victory against Leicester on Monday.
TEAM FORM:
Sporting have lost twice and won thrice in their last five matches. They lost 1-0 against Braga in the Primeira Liga, won 2-0 against Maritimo also in Primeira Liga, 2-1 against Vorskla in UEFA Europa League, lost 4-2 against Portimonense in Primeira Liga before winning 2-1 against Loures in Cup.
Arsenal have won all their last five matches. The Gunners won 3-1 against Brentford in the Carabao Cup. And in the English Premier League, they beat Watford 2-0, thrash Qarabag 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League and went back to the English Premier League to hammer Fulham 5-1 before beating Leicester City 3-1 on Monday also in EPL.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
Sporting (4-2-3-1): Salin; Ristovski, Coates, Mathieu, Acuña; Battaglia, Fernandes; Nani, Montero, Cabral; Dost.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerín, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal; Torreira, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Özil, Aubameyang; Lacazette.
KEY STATS:
- It will be the first meeting between Sporting CP and Arsenal since 1969-70.
- Arsenal have never beaten a Portuguese side away from home, losing on their last three visits.
- Sporting are on their best run in the Europa League since October 2011, winning their last three games.
- Unai Emery has lost only once in the last 20 group games as a manager in the Europa League.
- There have been six different scorers for Arsenal so far in the Europa League, more than any other side.
Sporting 1-3 — Arsenal are the favourites to win this match even though they are the away team. Unai Emery is a coach who has won the Europa League title three times in a row, and trust me when I say he knows how to get a win here. Just expect a match where Arsenal will win.
TODAY'S UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FIXTURES IN FULL:
17:55 — AEK Larnaca VSLudogorets Razgrad
17:55 — FC Zuerich VSBayer Leverkusen
17:55 — RasenBallsport Leipzig VSCeltic
17:55 — Salzburg VSRosenborg
17:55 — FC Koebenhavn VSSlavia Prague
17:55 — Zenit St. Petersburg VSBordeaux
17:55 — Anderlecht VSFenerbahce
17:55 — Spartak Trnava VS Dinamo Zagreb
17:55 — Qarabag FK VSVorskla
17:55 — Sporting CP VSArsenal
17:55 — Milan VSReal Betis
17:55 — F91 Dudelange VSOlympiacos
20:00 — Rangers VSSpartak Moscow
20:00 — Villarreal VSRapid Wien
20:00 — Eintracht Frankfurt VSApollon Limassol
20:00 — Marseille VS Lazio
20:00 — Besiktas VSGenk
20:00 — Sarpsborg 08 VSMalmoe FF
20:00 — Sevilla VSAkhisarspor
20:00 — Standard Liege VSFC Krasnodar
20:00 — Jablonec VSFC Astana
20:00 — Rennes VSDynamo Kyiv
20:00 — Chelsea VSBATE Borisov
20:00 — PAOK Thessaloniki FC VSVidi FC
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