Arsenal and Como have named their starting teams for their pre-season friendly at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
The Gunners suffered a second consecutive pre-season defeat by losing to Borussia Dortmund at home on Saturday.
The loss was Arsenal’s first match at the stadium since Mikel Arteta’s side won the 2026/27 Premier League and allowed fans to welcome new £75 million signing Bruno Guimaraes following the midfielder’s arrival from Newcastle.
Como achieved their best-ever finish in Serie A last season under ex-Arsenal favourite Cesc Fabregas, coming fourth to achieve Champions League qualification.
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Arsenal confirmed starting team vs Como
Arsenal starting XI: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Theo Julienne, Marli Salmon, Gabriel Magalhaes, Piero Hincapie, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eberechi Eze, Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
Arsenal substitutes: David Raya, Tommy Setford, Illan Meslier, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Viktor Gyokeres, Christos Tzolis, Noni Madueke, Fabio Vieira, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimaraes, Josh Ogunnaike
Como full line up vs Arsenal
Como starting XI: Jean Butez, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Alex Valle, Anastasios Douvikas, Jacobo Ramon, Yan Couto, Martin Baturina, Maximo Perrone, Mattia Liberali, Lucas Da Cunha, Assane Diao
Como substitutes: To follow
Where to watch Arsenal vs Como : TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 19:30 BST (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK and many other territories on Arsenal’s YouTube channel.
Visit Arsenal’s website for details of broadcasters in other territories.
Arsenal vs Como stats
- This is the first meeting between these teams, although Arsenal faced Italian clubs during pre-season and their run to the Champions League final in 2025/26
- Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of their 1-0 win over Milan in Singapore in July 2026 before the Serie A team won an 18-penalty shootout
- Arsenal then came from behind to win at Inter in January as part of a perfect league phase, Gabriel Jesus scoring twice before half-time and Viktor Gyokeres completing the 3-1 victory six minutes from time
- They have won 20 of their 38 competitive fixtures against Italian sides (D9 L9), although that was their first victory against such a team since 2019
- The Premier League side have won their last six competitive home matches against Italian clubs and are unbeaten in eight such matches since a 3-0 defeat to Inter in September 2003, prevailing in each of their last four by at least two goals
- This is Como’s first 2026/27 pre-season away friendly, having played four times so far with an average of more than three goals per game
- They traded the lead with Paris FC in a 2-2 draw, came from behind to beat Al-Ula 3-1 and lost on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Villarreal in July, then traded three goals during the first 12 minutes with Famalicao on their way to a 3-2 victory
- Como had the third-best away record in Serie A last season, with only Inter and Milan taking more points and winning more games on the road
- Fabregas won the FA Cup in 2005 and reached the 2006 Champions League and 2007 EFL Cup finals during his time as an Arsenal midfielder between 2003 and 2011
- Now 39, Fabregas switch from Barcelona’s to Arsenal’s academy in 2003 and was their Player of the Season in 2007 and 2010
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