Arsenal welcome Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk to the Emirates for their Champions League Group H encounter.

Fabregas weaves off on a forward run... he ghosts past one man but is shoulder checked by Hubschman immediately after... play on says the ref.

Shakhtar's kit is a little like Manchester City's away strip... it's nice.

Arsenal settle into their passing game quickly, although Nasri's little poke through doesn't reach its intended target of Wilshere in the end.

Here we go then! Under way at the Emirates!

Tonight's referee is Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway).

Here come Arsenal, led by Fabregas, to a rapturous reception. Shakhtar's skipper is Dario Srna, the experienced Croatia international.

The teams are lining up in the tunnel... Arsenal are in their traditional red and white while the visitors are in their change kit of white shirts with an orange and black stripe across the front.

Eduardo scored in his only match at the Emirates Stadium as an opposition player against Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers. That goal was the first in European football at the Gunners' new stadium.

Of course, there has been some other news today, something about a player called Rooney. Where will he end up?

"I like Shakhtar, like Arsenal they play great football, dynamic and quick. Arsenal should beat them, but this could be a beautiful game for the neutral." paulc201019 has high hopes for the game. Let's hope so.

"We Still NEED! a GOALKEEPER. This line up looks good but not sure about the 2 centre halfs." reader s.millerick is fairly confident ahead of kick-off, although the pairing of Squillaci and Djourou are giving cause for concern.

Former Arsenal ace Eduardo settles for a place on the bench at his old home for Shakhtar while Douglas Costa joins him on his comeback from injury. Brazilian playmaker Fernandinho is out with a broken leg.

So, Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas returns to the starting XI, though Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott, also returning from injury, have to settle for places on the bench. Centre-half Laurent Koscielny (back), Bacary Sagna (thigh), goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (elbow), centre-back Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles), midfielder Aaron Ramsey (leg) and forward Robin van Persie(ankle) are still out.

The teams are in... ARSENAL: Fabianski, Eboue, Squillaci, Djourou, Clichy, Song, Wilshere, Rosicky, Fabregas, Nasri, Chamakh. Subs: Szczesny, Diaby, Walcott, Denilson, Arshavin, Gibbs, Bendtner /// SHAKHTAR DONETSK: Pyatov, Srna, Kucher, Rakitskiy, Rat, Gai, Hubschman, Mkhitaryan, Alex Teixeira, Willian, Luiz Adriano. Subs: Khudzamov, Jadson, Eduardo, Kobin, Stepanenko, Douglas Costa, Chygrynskiy.

Arsenal have only lost two of their last 35 Champions league home matches and those were both against English opposition.

Arsenal have won three of their four Champions league home games against Ukrainian opposition, the exception being a 1-1 draw with Dynamo Kiev played at Wembley Stadium in 1998.

The Gunners opened their campaign with a 6-0 thumping of Sporting Braga before following that win up with a 3-1 victory over Partizan Belgrade. Shakhtar meanwhile saw off the Serbian side 1-0 before dispatching Braga 3-0 away from home.

Something has to give tonight with both sides boasting 100 per cent records in the competition so far and six points from a possible six.