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BATE Borisov vs Arsenal live score: Europa League goal updates and team news

Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Arsenal face BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday as they juggle three games in six days amid a 2,400-mile round trip to Belarus.

The midweek trip is the longest the Gunners will face in the group stage, with the October 19 visit to Red Star Belgrade coming in at 150 miles closer to home.

Arsene Wenger will again shuffle his deck with Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah are all set to be part of the first-team squad.

Confirmed line-ups

Arsenal XI: Ospina; Holding, Mertesacker, Mustafi; Nelson, Willock, Elneny, Maitland-Niles; Walcott, Wilshere; Giroud
Subs: Macey, DaSilva, Gilmour, McGuane, Dragomir, Akpom, Nketiah​

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How to follow

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 5.30pm. BT Sport subscribers can watch the match online on the enhanced video player on BTSport.com or via the BT Sport app.

What they said

Arsene Wenger: "This is the kind of job: you do not get 10 opportunities to play for Arsenal. Even if they only get 20 minutes, you have to convince people you have the qualities to do it and the courage to play and show your qualities.

"We see in training that the player has quality. He is here because he has the qualities. After, to show it during competition is something different, and you only discover that during the competition.

"I said on Monday night that I would play an experienced team with a young bench. We have a very tight schedule and it is an important game, and that's why there is only one or two young players who will start."

Head to head

This is the first meeting between the two sides.