Arsenal are looking to quickly bounce back from their first loss of the campaign by defeating Shakhtar in the Champions League this midweek.
The Gunners lost against Bournemouth after going down to 10 men following the early dismissal of William Saliba.
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Arsenal Recent Form
Arsenal ultimately lost 2-0 to Bournemouth on Saturday but prior to that they won four games in a row against Leicester and Southampton in the Premier League, Bolton in the League Cup and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
In Europe so far, they have drawn 0-0 with Atalanta and beat the aforementioned French giants 2-0.
Arsenal Injury News
The Gunners desperately missed Bukayo Saka over the weekend as he was absent due to a hamstring injury, and it is touch-and-go as to whether he'll be fit for this one. Mikel Arteta will probably err on the side of caution and keep him out of the starting XI.
Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are all definite absentees.
Last Arsenal Lineup
Here's how Arsenal lined up against Bournemouth.
Shakhtar Recent Form
Shakhtar are surprisingly down in fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League currently as they are still recovering from two losses suffered within their opening four games of the season which came against Polissia and Oleksandriya.
They have performed much better recently and won four out of their last five in the league including two on he bounce versus LNZ and Kolos.
In the Champions League, they earned a 0-0 draw away at Bologna but lost 3-0 at home to Atalanta.
Shakhtar Injury News
Shakhtar head to London with a near fully fit squad. The only absentee is Tymur Puzankov who remains out with a serious knee injury.
Last Shakhtar Lineup
Here's how Shakhtar lined up against Kolos.
Arsenal - Player To Watch
With Odegaard still out and Saka not fully fit, there is added pressure on Kai Havertz to deliver in the final third. Prior to the Bournemouth loss, he scored in four matches in a row for Arsenal so will look to quickly get back to success in front of goal here.
Shakhtar - Player To Watch
Georgiy Sudakov is the name on everyone's lips at Shakhtar and he'll likely be the latest starlet Ukrainian starlet to depart the club for big money at some point in the future. He has seven goals and two assists domestically so far this campaign.
Arsenal vs Shakhtar - Prediction
Even with key players missing, the Gunners have more than enough to dispatch of Shakhtar, who have recorded the lowest amount of shots on goal of any team in the Champions League so far this season.
Scoreline prediction - Arsenal 2-0 Shakhtar
Arsenal vs Shakhtar - Betting Tips
Arsenal to Win to Nil
- No team has fewer shots on goal and shots on target than Shakhtar in the Champions League this season
- The last time Shakhtar played at the Emirates, they lost 5-1
Kai Havertz to Score
- Prior to the loss against Bournemouth, Kai Havertz scored in four games in a row including in the Champions League versus PSG
