Arsenal today play their first official friendly of the summer as a visit to Nurnberg caps their pre-season training camp in Germany.
After a behind-closed-doors draw with Watford last week, Mikel Arteta has his full squad available to him for what has become a bit of a traditional trip.
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Last season’s 5-3 win over Nurnberg was the very beginning of a long, prosperous campaign for the Gunners and a similar result and performance on Thursday will please Arsenal fans no end.
Fans will be hoping to see Kai Havertz pull on his new shirt for the first time, though there will be no sightings of Declan Rice or Jurrien Timber as they have still not finalised their arrivals.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Nurnberg vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 6pm BST kick-off on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
The match will take place at Max-Morlock-Stadion.
Where to watch Nurnberg vs Arsenal
TV channel and live stream: The game will be broadcast on Arsenal’s official website and a Match Pass costs £6.99 in the UK. Kick-off is a 6pm BST. Viewers in Germany can watch for free via Nurnberg’s YouTube channel.
Live blog: You can follow all the action live via Standard Sport’s match blog!
Nurnberg vs Arsenal team news
Nurnberg XI: Mathenia; Brown, Valentini, Marquez, Lawrence, Handwerker, Geiss, Hayashi, Moller-Daehli, Okunuki, Duah.
Subs: Klaus, Gurleyen, Lohkemper, Goller, Castrop, Hubner, Gyamerah, Daferner, Schleimer, Loune.
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Trossard, Partey, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Nelson.
Subs: Hein, Cedric, Tierney, Trusty, Walters, Jorginho, Vieira, Havertz, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly, Jesus, Balogun.
Nurnberg vs Arsenal prediction
With that bonkers 5-3 win our only precedent, it makes sense to predict another mad-cap friendly to kick off the summer for the Gunners.
A 4-4 draw.
Nurnberg vs Arsenal head to head
As mentioned, these two teams have met just once before. It came last summer in a 5-3 win for the Gunners in pre-season.
Nurnberg went 2-0 before half-time only for Arsenal to score five within 18 minutes of the restart.
