Sporting CP vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups

Sporting CP vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups

Arsenal travel to Lisbon and face Sporting CP in Champions League on Tuesday night

Sporting sit second in the league phase table; Gunners 12th

Mikel Arteta’s side returned to winning ways at the weekend

Arsenal rebounded at the weekend with a convincing win over Nottingham Forest

After returning to winning ways on Saturday, Arsenal face a tough Champions League away day on Tuesday as they take on Sporting CP in Lisbon.

The Gunners have already met PSG and Inter in the league phase, but their schedule does not lighten up on Matchday 5 as they play one of Europe’s best-performing teams this season. Sporting may no longer have Ruben Amorim marauding their dugout, but Joao Pereira’s reign started with an emphatic 6-0 victory in the Taca de Portugal on Friday night.

The Portuguese champions remain unbeaten this term and currently sit second in the league phase table having thumped Manchester City 4-1 last time out.

Arsenal are three points worse off than their upcoming opponents after they were beaten 1-0 by Inter on Matchday 4. The Gunners have amassed seven points from four games and sit 12th in the table. A result on Tuesday would be huge for their chances of making the top eight given the ‘ease’ of their three remaining fixtures.

Mikel Arteta’s side enjoyed a productive outing at the weekend as they beat Nottingham Forest 3-0. It was a feel-good afternoon, but Arsenal’s dire run before the November break means they must now string together successive victories to ignite their campaign.

Here’s our preview of Sporting CP vs Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Sporting CP vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups

These two teams faced off in the Europa League two seasons ago

What time does Sporting CP vs Arsenal kick off

Sporting CP vs Arsenal kicks off on Tuesday 26 November at 20:00 BST.

When is kick off? Tuesday 26 November, 2024

What time is kick off? 20:00 BST

Where is it played? Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon

Referee: Szymon Marciniak

Sporting CP vs Arsenal head to head record

Arteta encountered Amorim’s Sporting in the knockout rounds of the 2022/23 Europa League. There was little to separate the two sides over two legs, although the Gunners were perhaps distracted by their surprise Premier League title challenge. Sporting progressed into the quarter-finals on penalties after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. Gabriel Martinelli missed from the spot for the Gunners.

A Danny Welbeck goal in Lisbon helped the Gunners to a Europa League group stage win over the Portugese side in 2018, before the two sides played out a stalemate at the Emirates.

Date

Result

Competition

16 March 2023

Arsenal 1-1 Sporting CP

Europa League

9 March 2023

Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal

Europea League

8 November 2018

Arsenal 0-0 Sporting CP

Europa League

25 October 2018

Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal

Europa League

26 November 1969

Arsenal 3-0 Sporting CP

Fairs Cup

Is Sporting CP vs Arsenal on TV?

Broadcasters around the globe are on the ball when it comes to the Champions League. They’re not missing a second of the action. Sporting CP vs Arsenal will be shown on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ in the UK.

US viewers can tune in via Peacock, while DAZN is streaming every Champions League fixture this season in Canada.

Sporting CP team news

Jose Pereira inherited a healthy squad, but Sporting will be without veteran wing-back Nuno Santos due to a long-term knee injury. However, the Portuguese side are blessed with an array of gifted young options in wide areas, including 17-year-old Geovany Quenda