LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and Stade Rennais at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images) — LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Arsenal and Stade Rennais at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

Unai Emery to make 5 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Watford

Apr 14, 2019

Arsenal travel to Watford on Monday as they try to keep pace in the battle for a Premier League top four spot.

Thanks to the weekend results, Arsenal have dropped all the way down to sixth ahead of Monday’s match. Meanwhile, the hosts have the chance to overtake Everton, Wolves and Leicester City to move into seventh if they beat the Gunners.

Unfortunately, Unai Emery has another distraction to contend with. Arsenal are 2-0 up in their Europa League quarter-final against Napoli, and they travel to Italy for the second leg on Thursday. As a result, it seems very likely the head coach will make some changes.

Let’s have a look at the team news and our predicted starting lineup for the clash.

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Arsenal FC v Manchester United Premier League 1552299116 — LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on March 10, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

The main changes to the team from Thursday’s victory are likely to come in the front three. Starting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Özil three times in a week is an unnecessary risk when you have Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alex Iwobi and Denis Suarez waiting for opportunities.

As a result, two of them should drop to the bench to allow Mkhitaryan and Iwobi to come in as wide options. The only one to keep his place will probably be Aubameyang, as he pushes for the Golden Boot, particularly given Lacazette’s comparatively disappointing away form in the league this season.

Suarez, Özil and Lacazette will all be available to change the game from the bench, if necessary.