ARSENAL are back in pre-season action this evening as Mikel Arteta’s side take on Hibernian at Easter Road.
The Gunners have been busy in the transfer window so far, and are hoping to show off new signing Nuno Tavares.
- Start time: 6pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: Arsenal TV/Hibs TV
- Hibs XI: Macey, McGinn, Hanlon, Porteous, Stevenson, Newell, Gogic, Boyle, Allan, Bradley, Nisbet
- Arsenal XI: Okonkwo, Cedric, Clarke, Mari, Kolasinac, Nelson, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang
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When is Hibs vs Arsenal?
- Hibs vs Arsenal takes place on Tuesday, July 13.
- The match kicks off at 6pm BST.
- Easter Road plays host to the friendly.
What TV channel and live stream is Hibs vs Arsenal on?
Hibs vs Arsenal will be broadcast live on Arsenal Player and Hibs TV.
HIBERNIAN TEAM NEWS
XI: Macey, McGinn, Hanlon, Porteous, Stevenson, Newell, Gogic, Boyle, Allan, Bradley, Nisbet.
SUBS: Dabrowski, Brydon, Campbell, Hallberg, Magennis, Wright, Mackay.
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
XI: Oknokwo, Cedric, Clarke, Mari, Kolasinac, Nelson, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang.
SUBS: Hein, Rekik, Hutchinson, Pepe, Partey, Balogun, Smith-Rowe, Lacazette, Bellerin, Henry-Francis.
BLACK AND YELLOW
The Gunners will be in their neon-yellow away strip and if squad numbers are anything to go by, it looks like Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Willian, Pablo Mari and Nicolas Pepe will be involved in some capacity at Easter Road.
GOOD AFTERNOON FROM EASTER ROAD
WELCOME to our live coverage of this Tuesday evening friendly clash between Hibernian and Arsenal in the Gunners’ first pre-season game of the upcoming 2021/22 campaign.
Jack Ross guided Hibs to a superb third-placed finish in the SPL last season, their highest league position for 16 years, as well as suffering an agonising 1-0 defeat to St. Johnstone 1-0 in the Scottish Cup Final.
They kicked off their pre-season campaign against with a 1-0 to Accrington Stanley last week, followed by a 1-1 draw with Stoke City, but that by no means suggests that this will be a walk in the park for Mikel Arteta’s side.
The Edinburgh outfit notched up an impressive 18 wins last season to book their place in the Europa Conference League’s second qualifying round, their first taste of European football since the 2018/19 season.
Arsenal, meanwhile, kick-off their Premier League campaign in exactly one month, facing the newly-promoted Brentford in what looks to be a suitably exciting all-London clash to kick-off the new Premier League season.
Fans will hope for a glimpse of new signing Nuno Tavares in an Arsenal shirt this evening, having sealed his £6.8m move to North London from Benfica over the weekend.
The Gunners also appear on the brink of confirming the signing of Belgian midfielder Albert Lokonga from Anderlecht, whilst also advancing in talks with Brighton for England defender Ben White.
Hector Bellerin has returned to training and is with the squad, but is touted as likely to leave the Emirates this summer, with interest coming most notably from Inter Milan, who are seeking to replace Achraf Hakimi.
The Gunners will also be without England hero Bukayo Saka, after the 19-year-old played in the final of Euro 2020 on Sunday and bravely stepped up to take the deciding spot-kick for The Three Lions against Italy.
After a disappointing campaign in which the Gunners finished 8th and failed to qualify for a Europe for the first time since 1994/95, Mikel Arteta will hope his side can set the tone for a much improved campaign this evening.
We’re expecting team news shortly and will bring it to you as soon as we have it, so stay with us and we’ll keep you updated. Kick-off is at 6pm.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
