Arsenal handed a first start to teenage striker Eddie Nketiah as Unai Emery made 10 changes for their Europa League clash against Vorskla Poltava in Kiev.

The Group E-fixture was moved 185 miles east of Poltava to the capital’s Olympic Stadium with parts of Ukraine under martial law as political tensions continue to rise.

Only Rob Holding kept his place from Sunday’s Premier League win at Bournemouth as 19-year-old Nketiah led the line with fellow academy graduate Joe Willock also given a rare chance to impress.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles was also included for his first start since the opening day of the season, while Petr Cech returned in goal to captain the Gunners.