Overview
- Kick-off is 5:45pm GMT at the Fortuna Arena, with live coverage in the UK on TNT Sports 1 (also via discovery+) and U.S. streaming on Paramount+.
- Mikel Arteta confirmed striker Viktor Gyökeres is ruled out with a muscular issue pending further tests, and Martin Zubimendi serves a one-game European suspension.
- Arsenal have won their opening three Champions League games without conceding and enter Prague on a nine-match winning run, seeking an eighth successive clean sheet.
- Slavia Prague top their domestic league and are unbeaten at home this season, having taken two draws from three Champions League fixtures.
- Selection adjustments are expected, with Christian Nørgaard in line to cover midfield, Mikel Merino a possible makeshift striker, and 17-year-old Andre Harriman-Annous included as a bench option.