Hello and welcome to live coverage of BATE Borisov v Arsenal.

Holding deflects a cross away from the box, but it's teed up for an Ivanic shot from the edge of the box, and this one goes just wide of the far post.

Another speculative effort from Ivanic, but it's well over the bar and the danger passes.

Wilshere picks out Walcott to his right, in the box, and he's on hand to tap in the return pass into an empty net - he's offside, according to the linesman, which is the wrong decision.

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Arsenal are seeing plenty of the ball now, and the pitch actually seems to flow pretty well.

Free kick for Arsenal on the left. Walcott curls it in, away from everyone else, and it's out at the back post.

GOAL! BATE 0-1 Arsenal. Walcott scores - Wilshere plays a one-two into the box off Giroud, and he clips in a cross from the left for Walcott to head in from a few yards out.

Wishere slips in Walcott behind the defence, down the middle, and Walcott's shot is palmed away by the 'keeper.

Borisov are pressing high up the pitch, and win a throw on the left wing. A cross is curled in, and it drifts out for a goal kick.

Ivac has a shot from distance, but it goes well wide.

Neither side has made a breakthrough yet.

The match gets underway.

Marcus McGuane is on the bench for Arsenal - he's been linked with Manchester United and other clubs, and has made appearances for England at youth level.

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A draw should suffice for Arsenal, given they have a win from their first home game. They will be looking forward to much less carnage in the stands this time around, though.

Borisov are undefeated in seven home games, so this isn't a certainty for Arsenal, especially given the conditions in the pitch, and the weakened state of the team.

Wenger has talked about the young players getting their chance: "We see in training that the player has quality. He is here because he has the qualities. After, to show it during competition is something different, and you only discover that during the competition. I said on Monday night after the (2-0 defeat of West Brom) that I would play an experienced team with a young bench. We have a very tight schedule and it is an important game, and that's why there is only one or two young players who will start."

A trip to Belarus is never easy, and it is one of the last remaining dictatorships in Europe, especially unusual since Alex Ferguson retired! Banter.

The interesting thing for the Arsenal team is that Jack Wilshere is making an appearance. if - and this is by no means certain - he can become reliably fit, he still has a future at Arsenal despite his contract running down.

TEAMS: BATE Borisov: Scherbitski, Rios, Gaiduchik, Milunovic, Polyakov, Volodko, Dragun, Gordeichuk, Ivanic, Stasevich, Rodionov. /// Arsenal: Ospina, Holding, Mertesacker, Mustafi, Willock, Elneny, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Wilshere, Giroud. Subs: Macey, Dasilva, Gilmour, McGuane, Dragomir, Akpom, Nketiah.