ARSENAL continues their US pre-season schedule THIS THURSDAY, where they head to Orlando City — not the theme park.
Summer signing Gabriel Jesus grabbed himself another goal as the Gunners dismantled Premier League rivals Everton in Baltimore.
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The Brazilian has made a flying start since finalizing his £45 million deal this summer and Mikel Arteta even described Jesus as “chaos” on the field.
However, MLS outfit Orlando City can prove to be difficult customers as they will be playing in front of their own audience.
But the Gunners’ confidence should be sky-high overall, given their unbeaten pre-season record to date.
What time does Orlando City vs Arsenal start?
- Orlando City entertain Arsenal in the early hours of Thursday morning – July 21.
- Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 UK time – 19:30 local time.
- Exploria Stadium in Orlando is the assigned arena for this friendly and can accommodate approximately 25,000 fans.
- This will be the first game in a Florida Cup series that will also involve bitter London rivals Sevilla and Arsenal Chelsea.
Is Orlando City vs Arsenal on TV and can I stream it live?
- Unfortunately, Orlando City vs Arsenal does NOT to be seen live on television in the UK.
- However, fans can stream the entire action via arsenal.com.
- Subscription members of DAZN can also access the match and can be streamed from any device.
Team news
Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja is expected to be alone without winger Gaston Gonzalez, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury last month.
While Arsenal gaffer Mikel Arteta has confirmed he could have so many FIVE players are missing for this pre-season schedule.
After the win over Everton, Arteta said: “We have Kieran [Tierney] with a small problem we have Emile [Smith Rowe] with a muscular problem, Tomiyasu too & Ben [White].
“Vieira has a little problem with his bones, hopefully he will start training in a week or so.”