Arsenal team news: Unai Emery facing major injury problems, set to make changes to starting XI

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Arsenal host championship outfit Brentford this week in the third round of the EFL Cup.

The clash takes place on Wednesday night at the Emirates stadium while kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 (GMT).

Arsenal comes into the mid-week clash in impressive form following five wins in a row. The North London based club registered a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday.

Brentford meanwhile suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Derby over the weekend.

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Arsenal Team News:

Unai Emery is expected to make a number of changes to his starting eleven. However, he is still unable to call upon Sead Kolasinac, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Laurent Koscielny and Konstantinos Mavropanos due to injuries.

Star playmaker Mesut Ozil is also expected to be rested for the mid-week clash after playing 90 minutes against Everton on Saturday.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is an injury doubt after picking up an ankle injury last week while Sokratis is also recovering from a knee problem.