ARSENAL vs LUDOGORETS
Preview and live commentary



UEFA Champions League

Time-19:45



A look ahead to the Champions League
fixture at the Emirates Stadium


Theo Walcott -inspired Arsenal are sitting
top of Group A in the Champions League
ahead of back-to-back games against
Ludogorets, starting on Wednesday at the
Emirates.
The Gunners remain undefeated so far after
drawing with Paris Saint-Germain and
beating Basel but they will have to keep
their concentration against the group
minnows if they are to stay top and avoid
one of the bigger European teams in the
Round of 16.
The game which will decide that will be the
return game against PSG but if Arsenal can
keep scoring goals then they will have the
upper hand when that clash comes around.
Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud will both
miss the game as they step up their returns
from injury but Francis Coquelin could start
in central midfield.


It’s a big game for........ Mesut Ozil. With the likes of Alexis Sanchez
and the in-form Walcott around him, the
onus will be on the German to pull the
strings and ensure Arsenal win by a healthy
margin, to ease the pressure ahead of the
inevitable Group A showdown with PSG later
in the stage.
Best stat… Arsenal haven’t remained unbeaten in their
first three Champions League group games
since 2011/12.

Remember when... Arsenal claimed a famous 2-0 win over
Bayern Munich on Matchday 3 of the
Champions League last season. The Gunners
had lost their first two games of the
competition and faced early elimination but
Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil turned their
group stage around.
Player to watch… Theo Walcott. The forward has seven goals
in nine games for the Gunners this season
and shrugged off a poor international break
with England with a brace against Swansea
on the weekend.