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Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

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Verri, M. (2026, November 4). Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-xi-vs-slavia-prague-starting-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-champions-league-2026-today-b1303353.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-04 · by Matt Verri

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Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta has announced the starting lineup for their upcoming Champions League match against Slavia Prague, making six changes from their previous game. William Saliba is set to make his debut after recovering fully from a back injury that had kept him out all season. The lineup includes Ben White at right-back and Piero Hincapie on the left, while Eberechi Eze starts on the left wing despite having a minor injury. The match takes place at Fortuna Arena in Prague on November 4, 2026, at 8pm GMT.
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William Saliba, Arsenal's top defender, returned to full training on November 3 after recovering from a back injury that sidelined him since the World Cup semi-final against Spain. The injury did not require surgery but necessitated an extended period of rest and rehabilitation. Arteta, Arsenal’s manager, confirmed Saliba is now ready for action and emphasized he expects the defender to be available for full playing time.

Saliba has missed the entire season so far, but Ezri Konsa, signed from Aston Villa in July for £55m, has seamlessly filled his role. The team remains at the top of the Premier League table despite Saliba's absence. Ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League match against Slavia Prague on November 4, Arteta indicated he would make a decision on whether to include Saliba based on his readiness and fitness.

Fans are eagerly anticipating Saliba's return as he was instrumental in Arsenal winning last season’s Premier League title alongside Gabriel. However, despite being back in training, it remains unclear if he will start against Slavia Prague or receive playing time off the bench.

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Matt Verri
126 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Saliba was an unused substitute against Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday night and is expected to make Mikel Arteta’s matchday squad again this weekend.
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🔮 Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and not able to start twice in four days.
2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today
🔮 That ban only applies domestically and so Dowman is in contention to feature in the Czech Republic, where Arteta is expected to rotate his side.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Champions League
🔮 Liverpool were furious at that decision and Andoni Iraola said after the game that he would demand his players dive to the ground in future after Isak stayed on his feet.
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🔮 "The process and the timings and the manner that the injury has been dealt with, especially the feelings that Willy has been having along the way, they have been very, very positive.
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🔮 Saliba's return will leave Arteta with a serious selection headache heading into another hectic period.
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🔮 It’s seven years, and the first two seasons [they finished] maybe eighth or seventh.
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Arsenal Champions League Frenchman Prague the Czech Republic

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Arsenal ORG · 3× Arteta PERSON · 3× Prague GPE · 3× Dowman PERSON · 2× Saliba PERSON · 2× Ben White PERSON · 1× Frenchman NORP · 1× Piero Hincapie PERSON · 1× Riccardo Calafiori's PERSON · 1× the Czech Republic GPE · 1×

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Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and not able to start twice in four days.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-04
🔮 Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and not able to start twice in four days.
2026-11-04 · Evening Standard
Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

That ban only applies to domestic competition and so Dowman is able to feature in the Czech Republic, where Arteta has rotate his side with six changes from the weekend. asserted
Arteta → apply → weekend
The Frenchman is back in training and has recovered from the back injury that has kept him out for the entire campaign so far, and Arteta said at his pre-match press conference that Saliba is “ready to go”. asserted
Saliba → recover → conference
"Now you're in or not," the Spaniard said. asserted
Spaniard → say → ?
“All the preparation has been done to make sure all the load and all the steps have been done to minimise the risk. asserted
steps → do → risk
"He's in a really good place, he's built the capacity that we needed. asserted
we → build → that
Now it's about giving him minutes.” asserted
it → give → minutes
Ben White starts in Prague, as Arteta continues to split the right-back minutes. asserted
Arteta → start → minutes
The same goes for Piero Hincapie at left-back, with Arsenal keen to manage Riccardo Calafiori's workload. asserted
Arsenal → go → workload
In midfield, Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino come in for Bruno Guimaraes and captain Martin Odegaard. asserted
Zubimendi → come → Guimaraes
Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and not able to start twice in four days. asserted
he → deal → days
Kai Havertz took his chance up front at Anfield by scoring the winner, but Viktor Gyokeres has started two of Arsenal's three Champions League matches so far this term and will lead the line here. asserted
Gyokeres → take → line
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