Match Today: Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon 09-03-2023 UEFA Europa League

Arsenal may still be celebrating that late goal against Bournemouth on Saturday. The Premier League leaders now turn their attention to the last 16 of the Europa League, traveling to Lisbon for the first leg where they face Sporting.

The hosts are fourth in the Premier League but, despite their good form of late, are struggling to reach the 2023/24 Champions League. They may need to win the Europa League to enter Europe's biggest club competition next season. Arsenal have been performing poorly. earlier this year but entered this match having won their last four matches.

They've scored 12 goals in those games, which put them past at least three goals in the top five, and have seen Arsenal win their last two matches at Aston Villa and Leicester City. In Europe this season, they beat FC Zurich and Bodø/Glimt, but lost Against PSV, only two of their last 14 away matches in the Europa League have ended in defeat.

Sporting are unbeaten in their last five matches since losing to Porto. Their last three league matches have all been won, but every one has been against a team in their last six. The home match saw Sporting win one of their four matches in the Champions League and Europa League. That was a 2-0 win against Tottenham with two very late goals.

Only one of their last three home games has been won. Sporting have the only injury problem to worry about. Daniel Braganca has a torn cruciate ligament and will surely miss this game. Arsenal are still missing Gabriel Jesus and he won't be on the flight to Portugal.

Sporting have won only one of their last three home matches Sporting have won just one of their last four European home matches this season.

Arsenal have won their last four games, Arsenal have scored 12 goals in their last four games, Arsenal have lost only two of their last 14 away games in the Europa League. Arsenal will have received a huge confidence boost after beating Bournemouth.

It was their fourth win in a row and they scored 12 goals in those matches. Sporting are fighting desperately to get into the Champions League, but their home form is of little concern. They have lost twice at home in Europe this season and have only managed a draw with Midtjylland in the knockout round. Knockout.