Rapid Wien vs Arsenal: Match Preview - 22 Oct 2020

Arsenal travel to Rapid Wien for their UEFA Europa League opening fixture on Thursday.

Rapid Wien vs Arsenal KICK OFF TIME?

• This Europa League encounter will take place on Thursday 22nd October 2020.

• It will kick off at 5:55pm (UK time).

• The match will be held at Allianz Stadion.

How To Watch/Read

(Live Commentary & Stream Details)

• Follow the action with our dedicated Live Commentary.
• Highlights of the game will be published shortly after full-time on the Arsenal TV app.

Rapid Wien Team news

• Rapid Wien have a long list of injuries.
• Midfielder Dalibor Velimirovic has been out since August.
• Centre-back Christopher Dibon has been out since June.
• Philipp Schobesberger has been out since last November.
• Tamás Szántó remains a very long-term absentee.

Arsenal team News

• Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Mesut Ozil are both fit, but they were left out of the Europa League squad.
• Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson, and Joe Willock set to feature for Arsenal.

Rapid Wien vs Arsenal Video Analysis

Predicted Starting XI:

Rapid Wien: Strebinger; Stojković, Hofmann, Barać; Arase, Grahovac, Ljubicic, Ullmann; Murg, Kara, Fountas.

Arsenal: Runarsson; Luiz, Pablo Mari, Sead Kolasinac; Cedric Soares, Joe Willock, Mohamed Elneny, Maitland-Niles; Reiss Nelson, Edward Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe.