Arsenal vs Lyon: Emirates Cup prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, H2H today

Arsenal play their traditional opening game of the new season today, while Lyon travel to north London for the Emirates Cup.

The Gunners returned from their pre-season tour of the USA and beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 on Wednesday night, boosting their confidence for the season ahead.

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Although he faces tougher tests in the near future, Mikel Arteta is stepping up his efforts to lead his team to the title this time around.

Here you will find everything you need to know about the game.

Date, kick-off time and location

Kick-off for the Arsenal vs Lyon match is scheduled for today, Sunday 11 August 2024, at 14:00 BST.

The venue is the Emirates Stadium in London.

Where can you watch Arsenal vs Lyon?

TV channel and live stream: The match will be broadcast for subscribers on Arsenal's official website.

Live blog: Follow all the action with Standard Sport's special game blog! Matt Verri is our in-stadium reporter.

Team news Arsenal vs Lyon

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Rice, Partey, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

Submarines: Ramsdale, Setford, Kiwior, Calafiori, Sky, Nichols, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelly, Nelson, Nwaneri, Trossard, Jesus, Nketiah

Lyon XI: Perri, Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhate, Abner, Matic, Maitland-Niles, Caqueret, Tolisso, Benrahma, Mikautadze

Submarines: Lopes, Tagliafico, Balde, Orban, Lima Silva, Kumbedi, Sarr, Mangala, Bengui, Diawara, Nuamah.

Arsenal vs Lyon Prediction

Results are obviously not the most important thing in pre-season, but Arsenal played so well on Wednesday that it is difficult to overlook them.

Arsenal wins 3-0.

Head to Head (H2H) Comparison and Results

Their only competitive matches came in the second group stage of the 2000/01 Champions League, and for Arsenal, a win in France was key to reaching the quarter-finals.

Arsenal wins: 1

Draw: 1

Lyon wins: 0