Arsenal Host Como in Final Pre‑season Friendly at the Emirates
The match gives Bruno Guimaraes a likely short debut to help Arsenal manage player fitness before the Community Shield.
Overview
- The friendly kicks off at 7:30pm BST on Wednesday 12 August at the Emirates and will be shown free in the UK on Arsenal’s YouTube channel.
- Bruno Guimaraes has trained with the squad and is expected to play a limited spell, roughly 30 minutes, as his first run-out for the club.
- Several senior internationals have returned to training but Mikel Arteta plans to control their minutes to protect fitness ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield.
- William Saliba is resting a back issue and Jurrien Timber remains on an individual rehab program, which increases the likelihood of Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera starting in central defence.
- Como arrive after a surprise fourth-place Serie A finish under Cesc Fàbregas and may field new signing Trevoh Chalobah, making the game a tougher test than a typical friendly and the final tune-up before competitive fixtures.