Arsenal host Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and we’ve got the latest team news and confirmed lineups, as well as a preview and a prediction for the match.
Arsenal vs AS Monaco Preview
The two clubs, forever connected through Arsene Wenger and Thierry Henry, are locked in a battle for automatic qualification to the last-16, with both sitting on 10 points from five matches.
Arsenal enter the game buoyed by their ruthless 5-1 dismantling of Sporting Lisbon in their last Champions League outing.
With six home wins in Europe since 2023-24 – second only to Barcelona and Bayern Munich – Mikel Arteta’s men have made the Emirates a fortress, scoring in 11 straight Champions League home games.
Additionally, four clean sheets in their last six home matches underline their defensive resurgence. However, a frustrating 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League leaves the Gunners eager to bounce back.
Monaco, meanwhile, saw a 3-2 defeat to Benfica last time out, undone by a Wilfried Singo red card.
Adi Hutter’s team rediscovered their form in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over Toulouse, but their Champions League away drought stretches back to the 2014-15 season.
That run included a 3-1 win at Arsenal, a memory they’ll hope to rekindle as they push for their first European road triumph in nearly a decade.
Arsenal Team News
Arteta’s defensive woes continue ahead of Monaco’s visit, with Oleksandr Zinchenko’s availability in doubt following his late withdrawal against Fulham.
Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori are also doubts, while Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain sidelined with knee injuries.
AS Monaco Team News
Monaco travel to North London with defensive headaches of their own, as Wilfried Singo is suspended following his red card, and Christian Mawissa misses out due to an accumulation of bookings.
Adi Hutter is expected to turn to Mohammed Salisu to partner Thilo Kehrer at the heart of the defence.
Up front, the visitors are also shorthanded, with former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun sidelined by a shoulder injury, ruling out a reunion with his former club.
The absences of Krepin Diatta and Edan Diop further limit Monaco’s attacking options, but all eyes will be on 19-year-old starlet Eliesse Ben Seghir, who has the chance to emulate Kylian Mbappé as only the second teenager to score in consecutive Champions League matches for Monaco.
Arsenal vs AS Monaco Confirmed Lineups
Arsenal Lineup:
Raya; Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
AS Monaco Lineup:
Majecki; Vanderson, Salisu, Kehrer, Henrique; Magassa, Camara; Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Golovin; Embolo
Arsenal vs AS Monaco Prediction
The Gunners are yet to concede at home in the competition this season and have won pretty comfortably in both their matches against PSG and Shakhtar Donetsk.
We expect this trend to continue, despite injury problems in defence, with the Gunners having plenty of quality in forward areas to cause Monaco problems.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 AS Monaco
