Lineups: Arteta Makes Six Changes For Slavia Clash

Mikel Arteta has made six changes to the side that defeated Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon for this evenings Champions League clash in the Czech Republic, as The Gunners look to keep up their unbeaten run in the Champions League. 

David Raya keeps his spot in goal for Arsenal, with Ezri Konsa and Gabriel also keeping their spots at centre-half after the clean sheet on Sunday. Piero Hincapie and Ben White are brought in to replace Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori in the fullback positions. 

Into the midfield and Declan Rice keeps his place after his sensational man of the match showing on Merseyside where he picked up yet another assist for Kai Havertz' 16th minute winner. Bruno Guimarães and captain Martin Ødegaard drop to the bench, with Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino replacing them in midfield.

Madueke keeps his spot on the right hand side of the forward line after a bright showing at Anfield. Gyökeres is given another start up-front in the Champions League, replacing Kai Havertz, with Eberechi Eze starting over Christos Tzolis who has just returned from injury, on the left. 

Arsenal’s Starting XI: Raya, White, Gabriel, Konsa, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Merino, Eze, Gyokeres & Madueke. 

Substitutes: Kepa, Meslier, Saliba, Mosquera, Timber, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Ødegaard, Guimarães, Tzolis, Dowman & Havertz. 

Slavia Prague’s XI: Domchak, Vlček, Holeš, Zima, Kubiak, Moses, Sadílek, Ayaosi, Suleiman, Šturm & Nowak. 

Substitutes: Rezek, Markovič, N’Guessan, Barčot, Konečný, Chaloupek, Jurásek, Provod, Kačor, Diakité, Kotrba & Chytil. 

Slavia Prague are yet to register a victory in the 2026/27 league phase of the competition, only being able to manage a 2-2 draw with Fenerbahçe SK to register their only point of the campaign. That being said, they are flying high in the domestic league, currently sitting seven points clear at the top of the table, having not lost a single game, registering nine wins and four draws so far. 

For Arsenal, Arteta’s men are unbeaten in Europe coming into the fixture, with the opportunity to go as high as second in the standings. The Gunners also currently sit top of the Premier League table. The North Londoners will also be extremely happy to see the return of William Saliba to the matchday squad, who has overcome his back fracture which has kept him out of any action since the Champions League Final on 30th May. 

Tonight’s fixture kicks off at 8PM in the UK and will be shown live on TNT Sports.