Reuniting nearly 10 years on from the Ligue 1 side's last-16 Champions League success in 2015, Arsenal and Monaco face off in Wednesday's league phase battle at the Emirates Stadium.
Both sides have collected 10 points from their opening five games, although the Gunners boast a superior goal difference to sit higher in the 36-team UCL table, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ARSENAL vs. MONACO
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ARSENAL
Out: Ben White (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee)
Doubtful: Oleksandr Zinchenko (unspecified), Gabriel Magalhaes (unspecified), Riccardo Calafiori (unspecified), Jurrien Timber (unspecified), Thomas Partey (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Raya; Robinson, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
MONACO
Out: Wilfried Singo (suspended), Christian Mawissa (suspended), Folarin Balogun (shoulder), Edan Diop (foot), Krepin Diatta (muscle), Denis Zakaria (unspecified)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Majecki; Vanderson, Salisu, Kehrer, Henrique; Matazo, Camara; Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Golovin; Embolo
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
