Slavia Prague host Arsenal at the Fortuna Arena on Wednesday in the fourth round of the Champions League league phase.
Arsenal are unbeaten in the league phase with seven points from three matches, while Slavia are 32nd with one point and have gone 18 UEFA matches without a win. Arsenal won 1-0 at Liverpool on Sunday to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League. Slavia lead the Czech First League by seven points.
Slavia Prague vs Arsenal – Match preview and team news
- Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
- Venue: Fortuna Arena
- Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
- VAR: Sören Storks (GER)
- Last meeting: Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal, 4 November 2025, Champions League league phase
Team news
Slavia Prague
Ivan Schranz has been out for weeks through illness, and Lukas Provod and Ange N’Guessan are doubtful. Striker Tomas Chory has been removed from the squad by Trpišovský after showing a referee the middle finger in a league match and is not expected to play for the club again. Danijel Sturm leads Slavia’s Champions League scoring with two goals.
Arsenal
Bukayo Saka (quad) and William Saliba (back) remain out, although Saliba trained with the squad on Tuesday. Eberechi Eze has an unspecified fitness problem, Arteta confirmed, after being an unused substitute at Liverpool. Max Dowman is available in Europe despite a three-game domestic ban for his red card at Fleetwood. Christos Tzolis, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke and Riccardo Calafiori all returned from knocks to play at Anfield.
Form
Slavia Prague
Slavia lost 3-2 to Lens and 2-0 at Sabah before drawing 2-2 at Fenerbahçe, coming from 2-0 down with an equaliser in the 90th minute. They have conceded seven goals in three league-phase matches. At home they have won back-to-back league games, most recently 5-0 at Jablonec, and are unbeaten in five in all competitions.
Arsenal
Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 and Lille 3-0 before drawing 2-2 at Bayern Munich, ending a 14-match winning run in the league phase. Their two goals conceded are joint-fewest in the competition. They exited the EFL Cup at Fleetwood Town, then won at Anfield for the first time in 14 years.
Predicted lineups
Slavia Prague possible starting XI: Domchak; Vlcek, Holes, Zima; Suleiman, Moses, Sadilek, Kubiak; Ayaosi, Sturm; Nowak
Arsenal possible starting XI: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Hincapié; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Dowman, Ødegaard, Eze; Gyökeres
How to watch Slavia Prague vs Arsenal?
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, with streaming via HBO Max.
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