After being eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday, Arsenal will be looking to keep their only hope of a trophy alive this season when they face Portsmouth in the FA Cup last-16 tie away at Fratton Park on Monday night.
Mikel Arteta’s men have been playing some good football of late, but were lethargic against Olympiakos and got punished for that.
Now, if they are looking to win a trophy by the end of this season, victory at Portsmouth is a must to go into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
It won’t be easy though, as Pompey are a solid outfit irrespective of the league they are playing in.
In terms of an injury update for the Gunners, they continue to miss the services of left-back duo Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney.
Shkodran Mustafi picked up an injury against Olympiakos, while Cedric Soares is yet to make his debut for the team. Calum Chambers is a long-term absentee.
That all being said, here’s how we think Arteta may line his XI up:
