Date: Tuesday 26th November, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Estadio Jose Alvalade
Referee Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Sporting CP
Sporting CP are in relatively good shape ahead of their encounter with Arsenal. Only Nuno Santos and Pedro Goncalves are missing. The former is a long-term absentee with a knee problem. The latter will be a big miss for the hosts, considering how big a player he has been for them.
Maximilian Araujo should replace Santos, while Geny Catamo should deputise for Goncalves in the lineup. Pereira will continue his work with a similar formation featuring a back three and wing-backs, as exciting winger Geovany Quenda and Araujo will feature out wide for the Portuguese side.
Francisco Trincao and Catano should feature in behind star striker Gyokeres. Hidemasa Morita and Morten Hjulmand should continue their midfield partnership, as Joao Pereira had rested a host of his main players for the cup game at the weekend. At the back, Goncalo Inacio should be back alongside Ousmane Diomande and Zeno Debast, as Sporting have a strong setup to feature against Arsenal.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Israel; Debast, Diomande, Inacio; Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand, Araujo; trincao, Catamo; Gyokeres
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta made some surprise changes to his lineup for the Forest game on Saturday, completely resting a few of his key stars. Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Martinelli sat on the bench and did not play a single minute, as Arsenal managed a big win without the trio.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are out of the equation for the foreseeable future, while Kieran Tierney is well short of match fitness despite returning to training. Those are the only three absentees, although Arteta will also assess Rice’s toe injury before deciding on the midfielder’s inclusion from the start.
In any case, Mikel Merino continued his upward trend in an Arsenal shirt and could continue in the lineup should Rice start from the bench. Thomas Partey was also rested for half the game against Forest, so he should start in that holding role, while Martin Odegaard will keep his place on the right side of the midfield three.
The back four are expected to be the same as Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori, who start in those full-back positions. Bukayo Saka should keep his place after a tremendous performance, although Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz are expected to replace Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus, respectively, in the front three.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
Prediction: Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal
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