Arsenal vs Juventus preview: How to watch on TV, live stream, team news & prediction

Arsenal’s preparations ahead of the Premier League’s Boxing Day return conclude with a friendly against Serie A giants Juventus at the Emirates on Saturday evening. 

The Gunners enjoyed a successful trip out to Dubai as Mikel Arteta opted to put his squad through a warm-weather training camp as some first-teamers competed at the World Cup. Victories over Lyon and AC Milan were secured, with young Karl Hein proving heroic in the shootouts as they won the prestigious Dubai Super Cup.

The club’s hunt for the quadruple has already begun.

Juventus, meanwhile, are some way behind the Premier League outfit in preparing for domestic football’s return. Serie A doesn’t make its comeback until the start of 2023, with Max Allegri’s side marking their return against Cremonese on 4 January.

Arsenal vs Juventus preview: How to watch on TV, live stream, team news & prediction

This friendly might possess a hint of social media spice given the recent transfer market history between these two clubs and here’s our preview of Saturday’s game.

How to watch Arsenal vs Juventus on TV

When is kick-off? Saturday 17 December

What time is kick-off? 18:00 (BST)

Where is it played? Emirates Stadium

TV channel/live stream? Official Juventus app & website

Referee? TBC

Arsenal Team News

Gabriel Jesus is poised to be sidelined for a prolonged period after undergoing knee surgery, while Oleksandr Zinchenko didn’t feature in Dubai. The Ukrainian, however, should be fit for West Ham’s visit on Boxing Day.

Thomas Partey and Ben White started against Milan and they should play on Saturday. Granit Xhaka is also in contention to start.

Emile Smith Rowe could be ready for minutes off the bench, but the likes of Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka aren’t expected to play a part.

Juventus Team News

The Bianconeri will be without an array of stars for this friendly. Federico Chiesa and Leonardo Bonucci are expected to be absent due to injuries, while Dusan Vlahovic and Paul Pogba aren’t expected to play any part.

Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes will be competing in Sunday’s World Cup final against Adrien Rabiot, but several Juve players that competed in Qatar could get a run out at the Emirates.

Arsenal vs Juventus Predicted Lineups

Arsenal: Turner; White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Odegaard, Xhaka; Vieira, Nketiah, Nelson.

Juventus:  Szczesny; Danilo, Rugani, Gatti; Cuadrado, Locatelli, McKennie, Miretti, Kostic; Milik, Kean.

Arsenal’s Recent Form

Arsenal 2-1 AC Milan (13/12) – Dubai Super Cup

Arsenal 3-0 Lyon (08/12) – Dubai Super Cup

Wolves 0-2 Arsenal (12/11) – Premier League

Arsenal 1-3 Brighton (09/11) – EFL Cup

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal (06/11) – Premier League

Juventus’ Recent Form

Juventus 3-0 Lazio (13/11) – Serie A

Hellas Verona 0-1 Juventus (10/11) – Serie A

Juventus 2-0 Inter Milan (06/11) – Serie A

Juventus 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain (02/11) – Champions League

Lecce 0-1 Juventus (29/10) – Serie A

Prediction

Arsenal showed in Dubai that they’ve barely missed a beat despite the long break and they’ll be wanting to put on a show for supporters on Saturday.

Arteta could welcome more World Cup stars back to the fold for this friendly and the Gunners will be expected to beat a Juventus side that is yet to rigorously prepare for the return of domestic football.

Given that they are much further ahead in their preparations, the hosts should claim victory here. This is Juve’s first official friendly of the winter, and a rusty performance should be expected. The Gunners, meanwhile, are proving themselves to be a well-oiled machine even in the absence of several key players.

Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Juventus