{"id":745836,"date":"2026-08-22T05:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/745836\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T05:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T05:22:18","slug":"arsenal-v-coventry-team-news-no-bruno-g-rice-saka-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/745836\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal v Coventry team news: No Bruno G, Rice + Saka start"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s finally here.<\/p>\n

Champions Arsenal get the 2026\/27 Premier League season underway against new boys Coventry City.<\/p>\n

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.<\/p>\n

TEAM NEWS<\/p>\n

William Saliba and Jurrien Timber remain out for Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Bruno Guimaraes is also on the sidelines. He came off injured at half-time in Sunday\u2019s Community Shield<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Declan Rice subsequently starts in central midfield, while Bukayo Saka, late back from World Cup duty, also comes into the starting XI.<\/p>\n

They replace Guimaraes and the benched Noni Madueke, in Arsenal\u2019s only two alterations from last weekend\u2019s win over Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Kai Havertz is again preferred to Viktor Gyokeres up top.<\/p>\n

New arrival Christos Tzolis, owned by 25.0% of FPL squads, starts off the left.<\/p>\n

As for Coventry City, they include five new players in their starting lineup: Carl Rushworth, who was on loan last season, along with Aurele Amenda, Frank Onyeka, Caleb Yirenkyi and Loum Tchaouna.<\/p>\n

Fellow new arrivals Gustavo Hamer and Taiwo Awoniyi are both on the bench.<\/p>\n

Ellis Simms spearheads the Coventry attack.<\/p>\n

LINE-UPS<\/p>\n

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Tzolis, Havertz<\/p>\n

Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Zubimendi, Dowman<\/p>\n

Coventry City XI: Rushworth, van Ewijk, Thomas, Amenda, Dasilva, Onyeka, Yirenkyi, Grimes, Tchaouna, Thomas-Asante, Simms<\/p>\n

Subs: Wilson, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Awoniyi, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, Torp, Hamer<\/p>\n

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