Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Arsenal vs Rapid Vienna in the Europa League! There will be 2,000 supporters in attendance at the Emirates tonight and the pressure is on boss Mikel Arteta having overseen the Gunners' worst ever start to a Premier League season. Things are a bit rosier for the north London club in the Europa League, though. A win for Arsenal tonight against their Austrian opponents and they will go top of Group B. Kick-off is at 8pm (GMT) with team news coming right up!
Europa League / Group Stage
Emirates Stadium / 03.12.2020
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- A. Lacazette(11')
- P. Marí(19')
- E. Nketiah(45')
- E. Smith Rowe(67')
- K. Kitagawa(48')
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Updated 03/12/2020 at 21:50 GMT
6'
Cedric surges up the flank but he cannot get a cross away before it heads out for a goal-kick.
4'
Rapid Vienna have started brightly and are pressing Arsenal high up the pitch. They may sense an opportunity tonight with Mikel Arteta's side floundering domestically.
2'
A long ball over the top looking for Kitagawa lands into the arms of the Icelandic goalkeeper Runarsson. It is great to hear some non-artificial chanting again!
1st Half
1'
We are underway in north London!
19:56
The teams are out onto the pitch and the fans are back! They are making plenty of noise inside the Emirates Stadium. Kick-off is just moments away!
19:53
Here he is: Gunnersaurus
19:49
The first Premier League fixture to welcome fans will be West Ham United v Manchester United on Saturday.
19:43
Noted.
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19:35
19:32
Arsenal are said to be looking for a creative midfielder, with RB Salzburg's Dominik Szoboszlai and Olympique Lyonnais' Houssem Aouar among the options on the club's shortlist, while Arteta would also like to reinforce at the back...
19:20
Gunnersaurus is keeping the sprinkling of fans entertained from a safe social distance on this rather chilly evening.
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19:14
Temperature checks are, of course, part of the fan experience this evening.
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19:14
Supporters have started to arrive to the Emirates Stadium. With only 2,000 allowed inside the 60,000-seater stadium, expect plenty of big gaps.
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19:07
INTERESTING OPTA STAT
64 - Arsenal have scored just one goal from their last 64 shots from open play in the Premier League.
19:00
PABLO MARI IS BACK
The Spanish central defender returns to the starting XI. He has not played for Arsenal since coming off with an ankle injury against Manchester City on June 17. Calum Chambers, who is also making the comeback from a long-term injury, is on the bench tonight. Eddie Nketiah leads the line for the Gunners tonight alongside Alexandre Lacazette.
18:55
TEAM NEWS
Arsenal: Runarsson; Cedric, Mustafi, Mari, Kolašinac; Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Pepe, Elneny; Nketiah, Lacazette
Subs: Azeez, Balogun, Willian, Ceballos, Chambers, Holding, Leno, Macey, Saka, Smith Rowe, Tierney, Willock
Rapid Vienna: Streibinger, Sonnleitner, Hofmann, Greiml, Ullmann, Ritzmaier, Schuster, Demir, Arase, Alar, Kitagawa
Subs: Barac, Gartler, Grahovac, Hedl, Ibrahimoglu, Kara, Knasmullner, Schick, Stojkovic, Sulzbacher