Aston Villa and Arsenal have announced their starting line-ups for their English league match, with both sides naming their teams ahead of the second-round fixture on the evening of 31 August.
Unai Emery’s Villa will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Zion Suzuki selected in goal.
Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen make up the home side’s defence. Boubacar Kamara and Ross Barkley will operate in midfield, while John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia and George Hemmings are positioned behind Nicolas Jackson.
Aston Villa: Zion Suzuki; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen; Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley; John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, George Hemmings; Nicolas Jackson.
Manager: Unai Emery.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has opted for a 4-3-3 system.
David Raya starts in goal for the visitors, with Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori forming the back four.
Martin Odegaard, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Declan Rice are named in midfield. Bukayo Saka and Christos Tzolis will support Kai Havertz in the attacking line-up.
Arsenal: David Raya; Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Martin Odegaard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis.
Manager: Mikel Arteta.
The match is scheduled to begin at 22:00 Moscow time. LiveResult will provide text-based online coverage of the game.
