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

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Verri, M. (2026, November 4). Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Predicted 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-predicted-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 is set to face Slavia Prague in the Champions League with a predicted lineup that includes several rotated players due to Mikel Arteta's strategy of managing workload. William Saliba could make his debut after recovering from a back injury, while Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera are likely starters. The match will take place at Fortuna Arena in Prague on November 4, 2026, at 8pm GMT.
Written by AI on 2026-11-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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William Saliba, a key defender for Arsenal, returned to full training on November 3, 2026, nearly four months after injuring his back during France's World Cup semifinal match against Spain. The injury had sidelined him since July and required an extended period of rest rather than surgery. His return presents manager Mikel Arteta with a selection dilemma as he must decide whether to integrate Saliba into the starting lineup immediately or gradually increase playing time. Meanwhile, Arsenal faces Slavia Prague in the Champions League on November 8, where they will likely be rotating their squad due to recent matches and upcoming international breaks for players.

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Who wrote this

Matt Verri
128 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
🔮 William Saliba has recovered from a back injury to hand Arsenal a fitness boost, as such the reigning Premier League champions are almost at full strength against a Slavia side who have not tasted victory in the Champions League proper for 22 matches.
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🔮 That ban only applies to domestic competition and so Dowman is in contention to feature in the Czech Republic, where Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is expected to rotate his side.
2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Predicted 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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Topics

Arsenal Champions League Prague Slavia Prague the Czech Republic

Subjects

Arsenal ORG · 5× Arteta PERSON · 3× Prague GPE · 3× Dowman PERSON · 2× Saliba PERSON · 2× Ben White PERSON · 1× Cristhian Mosquera PERSON · 1× Ezri Konsa PERSON · 1× Mikel Arteta PERSON · 1× the Czech Republic GPE · 1×

Narrative

Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not expected to be an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and unlikely to start twice in four days.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 That ban only applies to domestic competition and so Dowman is in contention to feature in the Czech Republic, where Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is expected to rotate his side.
2026-11-03 · Evening Standard
Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Champions League · assertive framing
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Arsenal XI vs Slavia Prague: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

That ban only applies to domestic competition and so Dowman is in contention to feature in the Czech Republic, where Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is expected to rotate his side. asserted
Arteta → apply → side
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 is likely to start in Prague, as Arteta continues to split the right-back minutes, while Cristhian Mosquera could come in to allow Ezri Konsa a rest. uncertain
Mosquera → start → rest
The same goes for Piero Hincapie at left-back, with Arsenal keen to manage Riccardo Calafiori's workload. asserted
Arsenal → go → workload
In midfield, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Mikel Merino will hope to start and there is a decision for Arteta to make over whether to rest Declan Rice. asserted
Arteta → hope → Rice
The Arsenal boss could start him and then bring him off if the match situation is comfortable in the second half. uncertain
situation → start → half
Eberechi Eze has been dealing with a minor injury but that is not expected to be an issue in Prague and he is set to start on the left, with Christos Tzolis only just back from a hamstring issue and unlikely to start twice in four days. asserted
Tzolis → deal → days
Read More 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 is expected to lead the line here. asserted
Gyokeres → read → line
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