How Arsenal might line up against Sydney FC

Arsenal's first pre-season game is a friendly against Sydney FC at 11am and we're taking a look at how the team might line up.

Pictures: Arsenal travel to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

Arsenal have kicked off their pre-season tour with a visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Nacho Monreal of Arsenal checks out his new Puma snapback as the team prepares to fly off for pre season tour at Stansted Airport on July 9, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

More pictures of pre-season tour: Arsenal players taking selfies

The Arsenal players jetted off to Sydney on Sunday night and therefore had a little bit of spare time to update their social media.

Behind the scenes footage from Arsenal’s flight to Sydney

Arsene Wenger and his 25-man Arsenal squad are officially on their pre-season tour after jetting off to Australia on Sunday evening.

Arsenal announce 25-man squad for pre-season tour

Arsenal have named the 25 players travelling to Australia to start their two-week pre-season tour of Sydney, Shanghai and Beijing.

Bayern reveal squad for Audi Summer Tour

Bayern Munich have released their squad for their summer tour when they will face Arsenal.

Giroud excited for Arsenal pre-season

Olivier Giroud has revealed his excitement ahead of next week's pre-season tour in Sydney, citing his fond memories of matches against Australia at international level and the chance to meet Arsenal fans as the reason he 'can't wait'.

All you need to know about Arsenal’s clash with Sydney FC

With Arsenal's first pre-season clash against Sydney FC set to take place in just five day's time, we look at all you need to know about the match.

The unknown links between Arsenal and Sydney FC

Arsenal's pre-season tour is fast approaching, and with the first stop on that tour being Sydney, today we're looking at the links between Arsenal and Sydney FC you may not know about.

Arsenal’s Australia schedule published

Arsenal will embark on their tour of Australia next week to play two friendlies and participate in a number of events.

Nwakali ‘excited’ as agent confirms he’ll train with Arsenal first team in pre-season

Kelechi Nwakali's advisor, Allwell Nwakali, has confirmed that the midfielder will be training with Arsenal's first team in pre-season this summer.

Arsenal kick-off times for Australia tour confirmed

Arsenal's kick-off times for their pre-season Australia tour have been confirmed.

Mesut Ozil gives clear indication where his future lies

Mesut Ozil has potentially given a clear indication of where his future lies as he prepares for pre-season with Arsenal.

Nacho Monreal: I’m very happy to go there

Nacho Monreal is excited to visit Australia for Arsenal's pre-season tour in July.

Wenger on Australia tour and Arsenal’s ‘dark work’ in the transfer window

Arsene Wenger has described his excitement ahead of friendlies against Sydney and WS Wanderers this summer.
Theo Walcott

Walcott’s reps tell us he has not returned to training early despite reports

Theo Walcott has not returned to training early in order to reclaim his starting spot at Arsenal despite the Mirror reporting otherwise. However, Theo's representatives tell...

Who will Arsenal play in preseason, when and where?

With one season over and another new one soon to start, we have a look at where Arsenal will play during their pre-season preparations.

Sol Campbell and Freddie Ljungberg promote Arsenal’s pre-season tour in Sydney

Legend Freddie Ljungberg and Sol Campbell both visited Sydney recently to promoted Arsenal's pre-season tour.

Arsenal to face Bayern Munich and Chelsea in preseason

Arsenal must really be gluttons for punishment as they line up to face Bayern Munich in pre-season in Singapore ahead of the new campaign.

Team news: Mertesacker out 4 months, no surgery for Gabriel

Arsene Wenger held his first press conference of the season on Friday morning and gave updates on who’s in and who’s out in the Arsenal injury hokey-kokey.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 26: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal looks on during the Emirates Cup match between Arsenal and VfL Wolfsburg at the Emirates Stadium on July 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Wilshere confident ahead of new season, out for Liverpool game

Jack Wilshere’s ‘one-week’ injury will keep him out for the season opener against Liverpool, two weeks on from being ruled out for a week but he's still looking forward to the new season.

Watch: Granit Xhaka pre-season highlights

Despite only signing for us weeks ago, Granit Xhaka has slotted into the Arsenal team as if he was always meant to be there.

Quick watch: All Arsenal’s preseason goals.

Pre-season is finally over and it's all eyes ahead for the start of a new Premier League season with a mouth watering fixture against Liverpool on the horizon for Arsenal. Watch all the goals here.
Chuba Akpom set to leave Arsenal on loan

Quick watch: Arsenal 3 Manchester City 2 highlights

Arsenal’s final pre-season game against Manchester City all became a little pointless when Gabriel was crippled in the final moments of the game.
arsenal news gossip recap roundup

Sunday Arsenal recap: Lacazette injured, Liverpool latest + bitter-sweet Manchester City win

On Sunday, we shifted our attention over the Liverpool after they beat Barcelona 4-0 and, as always, delved into the biggest transfer rumours so you don't have to.
Arsenal team news

Wenger on Gabriel: It’s an ankle sprain

After Gabriel went in for a challenge during Arsenal 3-2 win over Manchester City and he didn't get up, fans instantly feared the worst.

Player ratings: Iwobi and Akpom shine and Walcott excels on wing as Arsenal beat...

Alex Iwobi what once again fantastic during Arsenal's 3-2 win over Manchester City.

Result: Arsenal come from behind to beat Manchester City but lose another man

Arsenal came from 1-0 down to beat Manchester City 3-1 in their final pre-season match before the Premier League starts.
Arsenal team news

Official teams: Manchester City v Arsenal

Arsenal face Manchester City in the final clash of their pre-season tour before the Premier League kicks off against Liverpool on August 14th.

Wenger confirms Ramsey, Alexis and Xhaka will face Manchester City

Arsene Wenger has ridden in on his white horse and delivered the news that we've all been waiting for... no, not THAT news, we haven't signed a striker yet, but Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka are all fit and set to play against Manchester City.

Look: Wenger gets his sword out

No one could have predicted that we would see Arsene Wenger holding a massive silver sword, gifted to him by the manager of a Norwegian team called Viking FK, and thrusting it in the air proudly. Yet here we are.

Rewatch: Arsenal’s Grateful Eight against Vikings SK

On Friday night Arsenal spanked eight past Vikings SK and fans were very happy. Relive it because it's fun.

Wenger focused on quality of Arsenal’s penetration, not size of scoreline

Arsene Wenger spoke after Arsenal's emphatic 8-0 win over Norwegian club Viking FK on Friday night and insisted that right now he's looking at the quality of our play and physical fitness, rather than the scoreline.
arsenal news gossip recap roundup

Friday Arsenal recap – New signing, the latest on Griezmann and Lacazette + more

Friday was a comparatively jam-packed day with deals happening left, right and centre, as well as the usual gossip-guff.

Player ratings v Viking FK: Campbell, Cazorla and Oxlade-Chamberalin all shine during emphatic pre-season...

Another pre-season win for Arsenal against Viking FK saw moments of brilliance from a few Gunners.

Result: Arsenal hammer Vikings (with goal videos)

Another pre-season game, another Arsenal win, although this one against Viking FK was far more promising than the others.
Arsenal team news

Official teams: Viking FK v Arsenal

After beating Chivas 3-1 during their US tour, Arsenal will be hoping to add another win to the pre-season tally.

Look: Arsenal joined by Alexis and Rambo in training ahead of Viking clash

The Arsenal squad have been joined by Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey ahead of our pre-season Viking match.

Long read: Chivas victory shows Arsenal what they’ve been missing

Yes. I am one of those weirdo's that stayed up to watch a 3-1 win in a meaningless pre-season friendly that didn't finish until 4am UK time. And it was worth it.

Watch: Arsenal 3 Chivas 1 highlights

Arsenal beat Chivas 3-1 in the early hours of Monday morning, but like most of you, we missed it because we were asleep.