[Teams] Arsenal vs Watford: Confirmed Line-Ups From The Emirates

Arsenal will be hoping to build on the Europa League win over AC Milan when we welcome Watford to the Emirates this afternoon.

Arsene Wenger has rested some of his key men ahead of Thursday’s Europa League second leg with AC Milan as Rob Holding comes in for Laurent Koscielny in defence.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles starts at right-back while Sead Kolasinac is passed fit to start at left-back. Mohamed Elneny and Alex Iwobi replace Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey in midfield while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang comes in for Danny Welbeck.

Petr Cech returns in goal with David Ospina making way while Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan retain their places in attack.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Arsenal

Cech; Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac; Elneny, Xhaka, Iwobi; Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang

Subs: Wilshere, Ospina, Chambers, Welbeck, Nelson, Nketiah, Willock

Watford

Karnezis (GK); Femenía, Prödl, Mariappa, Holebas; Doucouré, Capoue; Janmaat, Pereyra, Richarlison; Deeney (C).

Subs: Bachmann (GK), Britos, Hughes, Carrillo, Sinclair, Gray, Okaka.