Arsenal conceded three goals for their third successive Premier League match as they crashed to a humiliating 3-0 away defeat to Leicester City.
The Gunners were rocked by a first half Ainsley Maitland-Niles red card and never recovered.Valencia advanced from the 2000/01 quarter-final tie on the away goal rule (2-2 on aggregate).
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Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Cech; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Torreira, Kolasinac; Ozil; Lacazette, Aubameyang
Valencia possible starting lineup:
Neto; Wass, Garay, Paulista, Gaya; Torres, Soler, Parejo, Guedes; Moreno, Mina
Arsenal FC News
Arsenal conceded three goals for their third successive Premier League match as they crashed to a humiliating 3-0 away defeat to Leicester City. The Gunners were rocked by a first half Ainsley Maitland-Niles red card and never recovered.
Unai Emery’s men have lost three consecutive matches but nevertheless remain a potent attacking outfit.
Arsenal are the Premier League’s third highest scorers and boast a deadly strike duo in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. The pair have scored 40 goals between them in all competitions this season.
Valencia CF News
Valencia have endured a wobble recently but their form in front of goal has nevertheless been impressive of late. Los Che’s 1-0 La Liga loss to Eibar on Sunday was the first match in six in which Valencia didn’t score at least twice.
Marcelino Garcia Toral will be counting on a big performance from Goncalo Guedes who has netted six times in his last seven starts. Guedes picked up two goals and one assist in the 5-1 Europa League quarterfinal win over Villarreal.
Arsenal vs Valencia Head to Head
Valencia and Arsenal have met five times with two Los Che wins, one for the Gunners and two draws.
The most recent meeting saw Valencia triumph 2-1 in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League second group stage with John Carew bagging a brace and Thierry Henry scoring.
This will be the first official head to head encounter between the two sides in 16 years.
They met each other in two separate Champions League campaigns back in early 2000s.
The Bats were also more successful winning four points in two group stage games in the Champions League 2002/03 season.