Overview
- Arsenal will play Como at the Emirates with a 7:30pm BST kick‑off on Wednesday as their last warm‑up before the Community Shield.
- New signing Bruno Guimaraes is expected to feature for around 30 minutes as staff build his match fitness after a late arrival.
- Several World Cup returnees have resumed training but centre‑backs William Saliba and Jurrien Timber remain unavailable and minutes for Ben White are likely to be managed.
- Arsenal will look to correct recent defensive lapses after conceding six goals in two friendlies, and the club is using this game to sharpen tactics rather than chase results.
- Como arrive under former Gunner Cesc Fàbregas fresh from a fourth‑place Serie A finish and may hand debuts to summer recruits such as Trevoh Chalobah, with the friendly shown free on Arsenal’s YouTube channel following earlier streaming problems.