Fixture: Arsenal vs Basel
Competition: Champions League
Kick-off: 19:45 (UK time)
Arsenal have announced their starting team and substitutes for this evening's Champions League group stage game against Swiss giants Basel at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
Arsene Wenger's side earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Paris Saint-Germain in their opening group stage game and will be looking to collect their first three-point haul of this year's competition against Basel.
In an effort to get the job done, Wenger selects Alexis Sanchez as the main man up top, with support from Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi and Theo Walcott. With Francis Coquelin out, Granit Xhaka slots into midfield alongside Santi Cazorla. Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny are the central defensive pairing, with David Ospina in goal.
On the bench, the Gunners have Lucas Perez if they need another striker, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is another forward-thinking option. Mohamed Elneny is also an option against his former club.
Arsenal Team vs Basel
Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Cazorla, Xhaka, Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez
Substitutes: Cech, Gibbs, Paulista, Elneny, Reine-Adelaide, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Perez
