Arsenal take on Blackpool for the second time this season, with this evening’s game a third round FA Cup clash at Bloomfield Road.
Unai Emery has made some changes, here are tonight’s official line-ups.
Blackpool: Howard, Nottingham, Daniels, O’Connor, Bola, Spearing, Guy, Taylor, Feeney, Delfouneso, Gnadduillet
Subs: Mafoumbi, Anderton, Bunney, McLaughlin, Pritchard, O’Sullivan, Davies
Arsenal: Cech, Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Elneny, Ramsey, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Iwobi, Nketiah
Subs: Martinez, Jenkinson, Medley, Torreira, Guendouzi, Saka, Lacazette
That’s a pretty strong lineup! COYG
So much hype around Saka in the build up and he’s not even starting.
He’s 17. The talk has only been there as he just got his debut recently. His time will come.
The journalists asked Unai a question, and Unai answered. No one said he would start
Arsenal down to 10 already 🙁
Xhaka red card in the warm-up. Typical.
Why is Saka on the bench?
Because Emery didn’t pick him for the starting 11
Love this line-up – excited to see the progress of the academy graduates and hope they grab their chance so we can start enjoying another project youth.
What’s the formation?
You missed the club captain on the lineup, blogs.
Don’t we get 11?
Did we get a red card before the game? I see 10 players starting!!
Why are we playing with only 10 when the opposition has 11?
Because we are that good
COYG… Spearing the Liverpool hero…lol
Emery must be confident
Blogs, how hard is it to put the full team up? It’s not the first or second time is it? Love you anyway! COYG!
Disappointed Jenks didn’t get a start.
Yeah. Think he’ll be off this month.
hearing this stan junior was born.
yes, he does
Unfortunate that Jenkinson doesn’t get a start ahead of Lichtsteiner!
I hope maitland niles is in midfield and we don’t have a back 3
Better to have back 3 as it gives Kolasanic more freedom
Asked about fielding 10 men instead of 11, Emery replied, “in our moments on the pitch and on the bench, we play with the strongest lineup for this cup. We respect the cup and also opponent but I think in our moments, 10 men should do a job”
I would always play Jenko instead Lichstainer.
You got your wish
My mistAke, Kos is out not leich
Well they both played
Will Ramsey pull a massive hamstring after like 40 minutes?
Koscielny injured in warm up Jenks to come in…
Willocks been so much better than Eddie this season