It’s been an amazing year for English football! Two European finals, four British teams. For one of them, Arsenal FC, a berth in the UEFA Champions League is on the line. Given what’s at stake for the Gunners on May 29 at the Baku Olympic Stadium, manager Unai Emery may elect to do a fair amount of squad rotation in the season finale at Burnley FC tomorrow; maybe.
Then again, the injury and doubtful list is piling up for the north London side, so perhaps Emery might find himself somewhat limited in his options when he takes his side to the Turf Moor.
Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction at Burnley (Championship Sunday)
Striker: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang
Attacking Midfielders: Alex Iwobi, Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Holding Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi
Back line: Nacho Monreal, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Shkodran Mustafi, Stephan Lichtsteiner
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Arsenal at Burnley FC (Championship Sunday) FYIs
Kickoff- Sunday May 12, Turf Moor 3pm
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Form guide: Arsenal LWLLLD Burnley WWWDLL
Referee: Mike Dean
Odds: Burnley 23/10, Draw 3/1, Arsenal 11/9
Prediction: Burnley 2, Arsenal 1
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, which is partnered with News Now. Banks, the author of “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry,” regularly appears on WGN CLTV and co-hosts the “Let’s Get Weird, Sports” podcast on SB Nation.
Banks, a former writer for NBC Chicago.com and Chicago Tribune.com, also contributes to Chicago Now. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. The content of his cat’s Instagram account is unquestionably superior to his.