Arsenal begin the defence of their Premier League crown against newly-promoted Coventry
Arsenal vs Coventry LIVE
A brand new Premier League season begins with a meeting between two title winners as Arsenal face Coventry City in north London tonight. For the first time in over two decades, the Gunners start a campaign as defending champions and put down a marker last weekend by cruising to victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield.
In the hope of defending their Premier League crown this year, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis have been added to the ranks during the summer, while Ezri Konsa is expected to be presented to supporters before kick-off after finalising his £51million transfer from Aston Villa, though Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal's are not done in the market amid links with a new winger. The Spaniard has a virtually fully fit squad to choose from, with William Saliba and Jurrien Timber the only key absentees.
The visitors - who won the Championship in impressive fashion last season - have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of their first Premier League fixture in over 25 years. Follow Arsenal vs Coventry LIVE below with expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Matt Verri at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal vs Coventry latest news
3 minutes ago
Coventry team news: Huge blow confirmed
Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Rudoni are both in contention to face Arsenal, but Haji Wright has been ruled out through injury and is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
“Haji Wright won’t be available for the Arsenal game," Frank Lampard.
“He won’t be available for a little while, he’s got a very serious quad injury which is disappointing for Haji and for us.
“It’s certainly going to be a number of weeks, could even be up to 12 weeks.”
8 minutes ago
Arsenal team news
Bruno Guimaraes is a doubt after sustaining a knock in the Community Shield win over Manchester City last weekend.
Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are available for selection, but Jurrien Timber and William Saliba are both sidelined.
14 minutes ago
How to watch Arsenal vs Coventry
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 6.30pm BST on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Live coverage: You can follow all the action right here via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri!
19 minutes ago
Arsenal vs Coventry live
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs Coventry.
It is the start of a brand new Premier League season as the champions look to lay down an early marker at home to one of the freshly promoted sides.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from the Emirates Stadium. Stick with us!