Overview
- Declan Rice has been ruled out through illness and Leandro Trossard misses out with a calf knock, adding to defensive injuries for Arsenal.
- Mikel Merino is one booking from a European suspension, with reports indicating Arteta is set to rotate to protect key players.
- Arsenal have five wins from five in Europe, scoring 14 and conceding once, and a victory would all but secure direct last-16 passage.
- Club Brugge replaced manager Nicky Hayen with Ivan Leko days before kickoff and face a goalkeeping crisis, with youngster Dani van den Heuvel expected to start.
- Kickoff is 8pm GMT at the Jan Breydel Stadium, with live UK coverage on TNT Sports via discovery+.