Arsenal welcome Coventry to the Emirates tonight to open the 202627 Premier League season, so who have both managers picked in their squads?
Expected to make his Premier League debut for Arsenal, Bruno Guimaraes misses out with a ‘slight groin problem’ that he picked up against Manchester City in the Community Shield final last weekend. It’s not believed to be serious and he should be back next weekend.
Gabriel Martinelli is also not with the matchday squad. Nor is Gabriel Jesus, Reiss Nelson, or Fabio Vieira.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Tzolis, Havertz, Saka
Arsenal subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Zubimendi, Dowman
Coventry: Rushworth, van Ewijk, Thomas, Amenda, Dasilva, Oneyka, Grimes, Yirenkyi, Tchaouna, Simms, Thomas-Asante
Coventry subs: Wilson, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Awoniyi, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, Torp, Hamer
Match officials
- Referee: Tom Bramall
- Assistant referees: Gary Beswick, Mat Wilkes
- Fourth official: Adam Herczeg
- VAR: Jarred Gillett
- Assistant VAR: Neil Davies
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