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Arsenal FC's coach Arsene Wenger has bemoaned his side's hectic fixtures this week both at home in England and abroad in the Europa League.

After defeating West Bromwich Albion by 2-0 on Monday night in the Premier League, Arsenal travel to BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday followed by an afternoon kickoff with Brighton.

Wenger also disclosed that the hectic nature of the fixtures ahead means his selection will be most likely affected as he leaves some players at home for the trip to Borisov.

"At the moment I will say the schedule for us is a bit cruel," Wenger told a news conference. "When you look at the [Premier League] schedule over the weekend, I think there was some room for us to be different.

"For example, yesterday we had Brighton-Newcastle on television. They could have played tonight and we could have played yesterday. So for us the time is very short. But television decides, and I don't complain about that. But what I want to say, for the [team] selection it has an impact for me."

Wenger said he will travel to Borisov "with a team of senior players, and certainly with a young bench" as they look for a second straight group-stage win.