Olympiakos are visitors to the Emirates tonight as we look to continue our Champions League dream with Wenger once again sitting out the action due to a European touchline ban.The Greeks are no pushovers, and though on paper this looks like our easiest fixture in the group, we will be wary of our 1-0 loss in Athens just two years ago. Now bolstered by former Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg, three points will be our main concern tonight as we look to record three victories in eight days and keep in touch with early leaders Marseille.
Our last home fixture to the 1998/99 Quarter-Finalists saw an Arshavin double see us home safely with a 2-0 win. Let's hope for more of the same tonight!
We will do so without Laurent Koscielny, Theo Walcott and Gervinho, who all picked up injuries in training, meaning Alex Song will slot into a makeshift centre-half role alongside Per Mertesacker with Emmanuel Frimpong and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain moving into midfield.
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