With three wins in the bag after three matchdays, the Gunners can also afford to draw if BATE Borisov fail to beat Cologne.

Team news

​Petr Cech should continue in goal as David Ospina nears a return after a groin injury.

Calum Chambers has returned to first-team training but has not proven his fitness in time to make his second start of the season against the Serbian outfit.

Otherwise, Arsene Wenger will stick with the youthful team used throughout the Europa League thus far.

Red Star right-back Milan Rodic is suspended after being shown two yellow cards in Serbia two weeks ago, so expect Srdjan Babic to come in.

Predicted starting line-ups

Arsenal XI: Cech; Debuchy, Elneny, Holding; Nelson, Coquelin, Willock, Maitland-Niles; Walcott, Wilshere; Giroud

Red Star Belgrade XI: Borjan; Stojkovic, Savic, Le Tallec, Babic; Srnic, Kanga, Donald, Krsticic, Radonjic; Boakye

Head to head

Arsenal beat Red Star 1-0 on the previous Europa matchday this season, with Olivier Giroud’s bicycle kick sealing a 1-0 win.

The teams previously met in the 1978 Uefa Cup third round, with the Serbian side qualifying 2-1 on aggregate, Cvijetin Blagojevic scoring the second leg winner after a 1-1 draw at Highbury