Arsenal travel to the Czech Republic on Wednesday night to take on Slavia Prague at the Fortuna Arena, aiming to extend their strong start to the Champions League league phase.
Mikel Arteta's side arrive in confident mood after a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, a result that sent the Gunners back to the top of the Premier League. They have collected seven points from their opening three European matches.
Hosts still searching for first win
Slavia Prague have taken just one point from their opening three Champions League games, although they showed character in their previous European outing by fighting back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Fenerbahce.
The Czech side will be desperate to make home advantage count as they look for their first victory of the campaign. Arsenal will be favourites to take all three points, but Arteta will be wary of a Slavia side that have been difficult to beat on home soil.
Kick-off time and how to watch
The match gets under way at 8pm at Fortuna Arena, Prague. It will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 7.45pm. TNT Sports customers can stream the match through HBO Max.
Team news
Slavia have several selection concerns. Tomas Chory is suspended, while Igoh Ogbu remains sidelined with an Achilles injury. Elias Pitak and Adonija Ouanda are also expected to miss out. Lukas Provod is a doubt with an injury, goalkeeper Jakub Markovic faces a late fitness test, and Ivan Schranz has been dealing with illness.
Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka, who misses the trip with a quadriceps injury. William Saliba has returned to training following a back problem and has travelled, but his availability remains uncertain. Eberechi Eze is a doubt after struggling with an unspecified injury, although he has returned to training. Max Dowman is available for European selection despite serving a domestic suspension, while Noni Madueke and Christos Tzolis will need to be carefully managed following their recent injury returns.
Arteta could make changes following the victory at Anfield, with Ben White, Piero Hincapie, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Viktor Gyokeres among those pushing for starting places.
