Sporting CP vs Arsenal | Champions League | League Stage

On Matchday 5 of the league phase, Arsenal will face Sporting CP in Lisbon on Tuesday night, posing a powerful Champions League test.

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Sporting CP vs Arsenal | Champions League | League Stage

Over the weekend, the Gunners defeated Nottingham Forest three times without a response, while their hosts began the post-Ruben Amorim era with a resounding 6-0 Taca de Portugal thrashing of Amarante.

Mikel Arteta and company clearly needed a two-week break after Arsenal ended their disappointing four-game winless streak in the Premier League on a near-perfect afternoon against a defensively strong Nottingham Forest.

The first Premier League goal from possibly the most popular scorer, Ethan Nwaneri, came after two stunning goals from Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey. The 17-year-old became the second-youngest Arsenal player to register in the Premier League after Cesc Fabregas.

A few weeks ago, Nwaneri was one of the most brilliant players on the San Siro field, but the teenager was unable to save Arsenal's bacon after a penalty kick from Hakan Calhanoglu gave Inter Milan a 1-0 victory and condemned the Gunners to their first UCL loss of the year.

Arsenal is currently in 12th place in the 36-team rankings, but they are only two points away from a spot in the top eight, which would ensure a safe passage into the knockout stages, as a result of losing their first game and giving up their first goal in the new Champions League.

Now that string-puller Martin Odegaard is back in the fold, Arsenal's lack of bite should be a thing of the past, but they haven't been very good away from home lately; they have lost five straight away games in the Champions League and haven't scored in any of their last four games.

In contrast, Sporting CP has had a flawless start to 2024–25 and now only trails Liverpool in the league phase table after defeating Manchester City 4–1 in this competition the previous time out.

Naturally, Ruben Amorim is no longer with the Portuguese champions, but Joao Pereira's reign got off to a strong start on Friday night with a resounding 6-0 victory in the Taca de Portugal. Sporting is one of the top-performing teams in Europe this season and is also 11 for 11 in the Primeira Liga.

Match Details:
NAME: Sporting CP vs Arsenal
DATE: Nov 26, 2024
TIME: 8pm UK
VENUE: Estadio Jose Alvalade

When is Sporting CP vs Arsenal?

Sporting CP vs Arsenal is scheduled for an 8pm UK kick-off on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024.

How to watch?

Sonyliv in India, Paramount+ and TUDN in US, DAZN in Canada, TNT Sports in UK & Virgin Media Player in Ireland will all be airing live coverage of the event.

Live Match

Sporting CP vs Arsenal Team News

Sporting CP Team News

Nuno Santos and Pedro Goncalves are certain to miss the match for the hosts Sporting, and Pereira will also have to perform last-minute fitness tests on Eduardo Quaresma and Zeno Debast, who are both dealing with muscular problems.

Marcus Edwards, a former Tottenham Hotspur youngster who scored twice in the thrashing of Amarante, could be given the nod in a formidable front three with Trincao and the prolific Gyokeres, as Goncalves is expected to miss a few more weeks due to a muscular injury.

Arsenal Team News

With Kieran Tierney's return, only the regular pair of Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) will miss Tuesday's game due to injury. Arsenal's medical room has been severely depleted over the last few weeks.

Declan Rice was only used as a substitute as Arteta pulled off a few surprise selections, including starting Jorginho and Gabriel Jesus in the starting lineup. Riccardo Calafiori, Saka, Leandro Trossard, and Rice all overcame their recent worries to make the matchday squad against Forest.

Though Partey vs. Mikel Merino presents an interesting engine room complexities for Arteta to resolve, Rice will most likely reclaim his proper midfield position in the visitors' starting lineup, which should also include the rested Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz.

Sporting CP vs Arsenal Match Summary

Highlights - Sporting CP vs Arsenal

Predicted starting lineup

Sporting CP possible starting lineup:

Israel; Reis, Inacio, Diomande; Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand, Araujo; Trincao, Gyokeres, Edwards

Arsenal possible starting lineup:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Sporting CP vs Arsenal

Sporting team news

Team to face Arsenal: Israel, St Juste, Diomande, Inacio, Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand, Araujo, Trincao, Edwards, Gyokeres.

Subs: Kovacevic, Callai, Matheus Reis, Harder, Catamo, Fresneda, Braganca, Ricardo Esgaio, Couto, Alves, Simoes, Brito.

Arsenal team news

Team to face Sporting: Raya, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Timber, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz.

Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, Jesus, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Trossard, Jorginho, Merino, Sterling, Lewis-Skelley, Nwaneri.