Arsenal news: Pictures show extreme conditions at Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium ahead of Europa League clash

Arsenal news: Pictures show extreme conditions at Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium ahead of Europa League clash
Arsenal look set to play in extreme wintry conditions on Thursday when they take on Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League.The Gunners booked their place in the knockout rounds with a 0-0 draw against Sporting in the previous matchday, but they will hope for a victory in Ukraine as they aim to finish top of Group E.1

Arsenal made light work of Vorskla on matchday one

Unai Emery’s side won the return fixture against Vorskla 4-2, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netting twice and Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil also getting on the scoresheet in September.Arsenal faced a late scare when Volodymyr Chesnakov and Vyacheslav Sharpar both scored for the visitors to halve the deficit in the final 15 minutes, proving that Vorskla do have the quality to trouble the Gunners.And Arsenal will likely face further troubles when the two sides meet in Poltava on Thursday – with all the action LIVE on talkSPORT 2. Not only will they have to contend with Vorskla’s quality on the pitch, the north Londoners will have to deal with some seriously extreme weather conditions.Early forecasts have the temperature in Poltava on Thursday ranging between -7 to -12 degrees, with the wind making the temperature feel as low as -18 degrees at various points throughout the day.And despite predictions having Thursday as a clear day, recent snow and rainfall have turned theOleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium into a frozen and snow-covered scene.

, … # #' #London, ! We are preparing the #VorsklaButovskyiStadium for the match with @Arsenal! #FCVP #Poltava #prepearing # # #volunteers pic.twitter.com/EFnUNiT6vg— (@vorsklacomua) November 25, 2018

Pictures posted by Vorskla on their official Twitter account showed the ground on Sunday afternoon, with preparations already started to try and get the stadium shipshape ahead of encounter with Arsenal.

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