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Arsenal lost their previous Premier League encounter against Leicester City 3-0 which means they are now fifth on the league table.

The loss to the Foxes means the Gunners have lost three games on the bounce conceding nine goals in the process.

Next up, Arsenal will get back into Europe as they host Valencia in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final.

Arsenal news vs Valencia:

Petr Cech has been the Europa League keeper for Arsenal and we believe Unai Emery will keep it that way vs Valencia too.

Arsenal played the Leicester game will ten men after Maitland-Niles was sent off during the first half but the right-wing back should return back to the first XI on Thursday.

Vs the Foxes, Unai Emery went for a conventional 4-man back line but we believe vs Valencia, the manager will revert back to his favourites 3-man defensive line.

This means, Shkodran Mustafi should drop back to the bench which will be great news for the Arsenal fans especially after his poor performances during the past few matches.

The former Valencia man is expected to be replaced by Nacho Monreal who was only fit enough to be named on the bench this past weekend.

Monreal will be accompanied by Sokratis and Koscielny in a three-man central defence while Kolasinac will play as the left wing-back.

Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka played in central midfield vs the Foxes and the duo should keep their place this Thursday too which means Guendouzi will start on the bench and maybe come on during the second half.

A change in formation means Aubameyang will most likely drop back to the bench meaning Lacazette will play as the lone striker up front.

Arsenal news: Gunners’ line up vs Valencia

First XI: Cech, Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torriera, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Lacazette.

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