Arsenal players watch during the penalty shoot-out during the Continental Cup match in Meadow Park, London.
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It is the first competitive game of the Jonas Eidevall era in Moscow, in which the winners in the second round of the mini-tournament play against PSV Eindhoven or the hosts Lokomotiv Moscow.
Jordan Nobbs and Viktoria Schnaderbeck are with the team traveled to Russia but will not be there due to injury.
Nobbs sustained an ankle injury in the opening win against Chelsea in the preseason, while Schnaderbeck is still working on an injury from last season.
Eidevall has the injury as a « sprain. » « but did not give a timeframe for her return, but added that she was fine.
Malin Gut will also miss the game due to a long-term injury she sustained towards the end of last season. </ Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Nikita Parris, Kim Little, Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord, Lydia Williams, Vivianne Miedema and Mana Iwabuchi have all been to the Olympics so their time w a likely managed.
Williamson is out of the game due to family issues and has not traveled to Russia with the rest of the squad.
Frida Maanum is expected to make her competitive debut for the Gunners, especially after she was in pre-season had impressed the games against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Norwegian is expected to leave the game with a slight blow alongside Little with Wälti, but could be fit for Saturday’s game if Arsenal qualify.
Anna Patten impressed Spurs in the last game of the pre-season and should therefore be used again in this area to replace the Swiss national player.
Her summer newcomer Simone Boye Sorensen could also start and make her competitive debut alongside Wubben-Moy as Giving center-back.
Sorensen also had an impressive preparation for the season as she leads the defense and is an important part this season iges member of the squad for the Gunners and she can also play in midfield if necessary.
Manuela Zinsberger was able to keep her place in goal, as Williams has not had many training sessions under Eidevall since his return from the Olympic Games and so has Zinsberger both Played preparation games.
Okzhetpes will not be known to fans in Great Britain, but they do have some well-known internationals, including Natalia Morozova and midfielder Marina Federova.
Arsenal will play at high speed and pressure like in the pre-season, so that this style is expected on Wednesday and the quality that the Gunners have should actually be too much for the team from Kazakhstan.
Arsenal was in the Champions League for the last time in August 2020 when they scored a 1: 2 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain, but Arsenal believers are optimistic that this will be a successful season.
This is the first time in history that the two teams will meet and begin a big season for Arsenal Women.
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