Arsenal are without Alexandre Lacazette for their penultimate pre-season friendly fixture of the summer away to Angers this evening, with Unai Emery taking a young squad to France.
The French striker twisted his ankle during Sunday's Emirates Cup defeat by former club Lyon and left the stadium in a protective boot, sparking concern among supporters with the first match of the new Premier League season at Newcastle now less than a fortnight away.
However, Lacazette and manager Unai Emery were both optimistic about the injury and the prospect of a swift return and Arsenal medical staff will assess the issue over the next few days.
Laurent Koscielny will not play as his apparent stand-off with Arsenal continues, while Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac have again bene left out fter being targeted in an attempted car-jacking.
Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Emile Smith Rowe are not ready to return yet.
Fans itching to see Nicolas Pepe in action will have to wait a little longer, with Arsenal - who meet Barcelona in the 54th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday - expected to wrap up a club-record £72million deal today. However, the Lille winger's paperwork will not be processed in time to feature in France.
Angers are expected to field a familiar face to the Gunners faithful in the form of Jeff Reine-Adelaide, who left the Emirates Stadium on a permanent basis in 2018 after a successful loan stint with Les Scoistes.
Angers vs Arsenal predicted lineups
Angers XI: Petkovic, Bamba, Cisse, Thomas, Pellenard, Pajot, Santamaria, Reine-Adelaide, El Melali, Kanga, Ait-Nouri
Arsenal XI: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Chambers, Monreal, Guendouzi, John-Jules, Willock, Nelson, Aubameyang, Nketiah
Arsenal squad in France: Martinez, Macey, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Medley, Monreal, Thompson, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Willock, Burton, Olayinka, Mkhitaryan, Nelson, Martinelli, Aubameyang, Nketiah, John-Jules
