History strongly favours Arsenal tonight. The Gunners have twice before welcomed Shakhtar Donetsk to their manor; they’ve put the hurt on the Ukrainians on both occasions, 3-2 in 2000, 5-1 in 2010. Shakhtar have never won in England in seven attempts, avoiding defeat just the once, against a coasting Manchester City in 2019. Shakhtar haven’t scored in this season’s Champions League yet; Arsenal haven’t let one in yet. So all signs point to yes. But then few expected Bournemouth to turn Arsenal over last weekend, inflicting a first defeat of the season on Mikel Arteta’s side, so you never know. Kick-off at the Emirates is at 8pm BST. It’s on.

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