Arsenal vs Como LIVE: Pre-season friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Arsenal vs Como LIVEGettyArsenal close out their pre-season preparations this evening, hosting Cesc Fabregas’ Como in north London for their fourth and final friendly of the summer. Mikel Arteta’s side cruised past Getafe to get the summer underway before tasting defeat at the hands of Real Betis and Borussia Dortmund, but will hope to get back to winning ways here before heading to Cardiff next weekend to face Manchester City in the Community Shield.There may be some fresh faces involved for the Premier League champions here. Bruno Guimaraes signed from Newcastle last week and could run out in front of the home fans for the first time, while Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka will hope to get a couple of minutes in the legs having returned from their summer holidays.Como fans should also get a look at some debutants, with the most notable hopeful being Trevoh Chalobah, who moved to the Serie A outfit from Chelsea last week. Follow the action LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Emirates Stadium.Arsenal vs Como latest newsArsenal predicted XI: Will Bruno debut?That is the question on every fan’s lips. Here’s Matt Verri’s predicted Arsenal lineup to face Como this evening.Predicted Arsenal XI: Raya; Mosquera, Salmon, Gabriel, Hincapie; Guimaraes, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Odegaard, Martinelli; HavertzStandard Sport predictionArsenal have not quite been at their best in their past two friendly outings, but rather need to hit form here.With a first taste of competitive action now just a week away, Mikel Arteta will have ratcheted up the standards and will not be taking no for an answer. This should give us the most accurate picture yet of how ready the Gunners are for the season.This Como side is one they generally should expect to beat, and we expect them to do exactly that.Como early team newsThere are two potential debutants for Como tonight. Most notable is Trevoh Chalobah, who joined the Serie A side from Chelsea last week and will be all too happy to inflict some misery on his old rivals Arsenal.Yan Couto, on loan from Borussia Dortmund, is the other man waiting for his first minutes for the lakeside outfit.Arsenal early team newsBruno Guimaraes will hope to play his first minutes since signing for Arsenal from Newcastle today.A crop of World Cup contenders have reported for pre-season training this week, but it remains to be seen whether the likes of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino and David Raya will be involved here.William Saliba remains sidelined with a back injury, as does Jurrien Timber.How to watch Arsenal vs ComoTV channel and live stream: In the UK, the game will be shown for free via Arsenal’s YouTube channel. Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST, so coverage should begin shortly before.Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the Emirates Stadium.Good eveningHello, and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs Como!It is the fourth and final pre-season friendly of the summer for Mikel Arteta’s men. Can they bounce back from defeat by Borussia Dortmund?Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST. Stick with us...