Arsenal v Standard Liege LIVE! Europa League 2019/20 result and reaction as Martinelli inspires 4-0 win

Welcome to the Evening Standard's Europa League coverage of Arsenal vs Standard Liege LIVE at Emirates Stadium tonight.

Gabriel Martinelli was the star of the show once again as Arsenal strolled to a 4-0 victory.

The 18-year-old scored twice in the space of two minutes to hand the Gunners a commanding lead before Joe Willock slotted home a third six minutes later.

Martinelli then turned provider to set up Dani Ceballos for his first goal for the club as Unai Emery's side eased to victory to top Group F.

The absence of Mesut Ozil from Emery's 18-man squad - when the German had been included on his list of five club captains - raised doubts again about the playmaker's future at the Emirates Stadium.

But the matter of Ozil's future was quickly forgotten when two summer signings combined for the opener.

Kieran Tierney, making only his second appearance since his £25m move from Celtic, sent in an inviting cross to the front post and Martinelli brilliantly glanced past Vanya Milinkovic-Savic.

Two minutes later, he had a second and this time, it was all about the young Brazilian. Reiss Nelson burst down the left and fizzed in a low cross to Martinelli, who adjusted after a heavy first touch, shifted onto his right and curled into the far corner.

The Gunners were rampant and were three up inside 22 minutes when Nelson's shot deflected into the path of Willock, who coolly slotted home from inside the area.

Martinelli was keen to make the night one to remember and nearly clinched his hat-trick with a 25-yard curler, only to see it fly inches over the bar.

The striker then turned provider for Arsenal's fourth, chipping to the far post and Ceballos stabbed home to seal his first goal since arriving on loan to seal a comfortable win for the Gunners.

We will have Simon Collings providing expert analysis from the Emirates tonight, so sit back and enjoy the action!

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Arsenal team news, lineup and full squad

Emery rotates his squad once again. Alexandre Lacazette (ankle) and Emile Smith Rowe (concussion) are the only absentees as the likes of Emiliano Martinez and Gabriel Martinelli return.

Mesut Ozil misses out but Kieran Tierney is back, while Hector Bellerin is named captain and Rob Holding also features.

Arsenal XI: Martinez; Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Tierney; Ceballos, Torreira, Willock; Maitland-Niles, Martinelli, Nelson

Subs: Leno, Chambers, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Pepe, Aubameyang

Squad: Leno, Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Holding, Papastathopoulos, Chambers, Kolasinac, Tierney, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira, Willock, Ceballos, Pepe, Saka, Nelson, Ozil, Aubameyang, Martinelli

Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Standard Liege

Standard head coach Michel Preud'homme expects a tough test, admitting another other than an Arsenal win "would be a surprise".

It is difficult to look beyond an Arsenal home win, but the pressure will be on Emery's youngsters to dominate from the first whistle.

TV channel and live stream information

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.

You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog from the Emirates.

Head to head (h2h) results and history

The two sides have met four times, with Arsenal winning every game.

The Gunners thrashed Standard 10-0 on aggregate in the second round of the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup back in 1993 - winning 7-0 in Liege - and beat the Belgians home and away in the 2009-10 Champions League group stages.