11/08/19 | Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal | Premier League

[Zenith]

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Sun Aug 11 - 14:00
St James' Park

[Arsenal Tone]

Who isn't available?

Holding, Bellerin, Tierney (3/4 of our back four). Anyone else?

[ESR10]

Leno
Niles - Chambers - Papa - Kola
Willock - Xhaka - Guendouzi
Özil - Auba - Nelson

Subs : Martinez - Luiz - Monreal - Ceballos - Torreira - Pepe - Laca

[Zenith]

Who isn't available?

Holding, Bellerin, Tierney (3/4 of our back four). Anyone else?

No Mavropanos either.

Lacazette (ankle), Pépé (general fitness) and Ceballos (knock) are still being assessed.

[Gooner_ESR10]

Leno

Niles
Sokratis
Luiz
Kola

Torreira
Xhaka
Ozil/Ceballos

Pepe
Laca
Auba

[Arsenal Tone]

Iwobi is going to start, isn't he...

[StLGooner]

Iwobi is going to start, isn't he...

I think so. Probably the first few games tbh.

[CrimsonGunner11]

Assuming injuries or lack of fitness to the usual suspects:

Leno
Niles Chambers Sokratis Kolasinac
Xhaka
Guendouzi --- Willock
Martinelli --------------- Nelson
Auba

Subs: Martinez, Monreal, Ceballos, Torreira, Pepe, Ozil, Lacazette

[Arsenal Tone]

With Niles and Kola at full back it might be worth playing three CBs if we had one better than chambers as the third.

[Ach]

Carroll might play in this

[CrimsonGunner11]

With Niles and Kola at full back it might be worth playing three CBs if we had one better than chambers as the third.

I think we can get away with Niles and Kolasinac as fullbacks for this game without needing a 3rd CB, but it will depend on Emery's instructions and the players' ability to follow those instructions. If we have width out wide, up top then we don't need the fullbacks bombing forward as much. If they need to though, then we don't need both going at the same time or the players in center midfield need to be alert and cover when they go forward.

[Arsenal Tone]

Iwobi is going to start, isn't he...

Or maybe not

[island_gunner]

Who isn't available?

Holding, Bellerin, Tierney (3/4 of our back four). Anyone else?

No Mavropanos either.

Lacazette (ankle), Pépé (general fitness) and Ceballos (knock) are still being assessed.

Oh right
Just remembered that ridiculous tackle Ceballos got against Barca smh

[Zenith]

Who isn't available?

Holding, Bellerin, Tierney (3/4 of our back four). Anyone else?

No Mavropanos either.

Lacazette (ankle), Pépé (general fitness) and Ceballos (knock) are still being assessed.

Oh right
Just remembered that ridiculous tackle Ceballos got against Barca smh

Given that it was just a pre-season friendly, that tackle by Lenglet was well OTT and completely unnecessary on that part of the field.

[Callum]

I'm pretty certain we'll see;

Leno
AMN - Sokratis - Chambers - Monreal
Guendouzi - Xhaka
Mkhitaryan - Ozil - Auba
Lacazette

Subs:

Martinez
Mustafi
Kolasinac
Willock
Ceballos
Nelson
Pepe

The only one I'm not sure about is Guendouzi, who might make way for Willock.