{"id":1161753,"date":"2026-08-21T19:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161753\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:46:21","slug":"arsenal-v-coventry-team-news-no-bruno-g-rice-saka-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161753\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal v Coventry team news: No Bruno G, Rice + Saka start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s finally here.<\/p>\n<p>Champions Arsenal get the 2026\/27 Premier League season underway against new boys Coventry City.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.<\/p>\n<p>TEAM NEWS<\/p>\n<p><strong>William Saliba<\/strong> and <strong>Jurrien Timber<\/strong> remain out for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruno Guimaraes<\/strong> is also on the sidelines. He came off injured at half-time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/2026\/08\/17\/8-fpl-things-we-learned-from-the-community-shield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday\u2019s Community Shield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Declan Rice<\/strong> subsequently starts in central midfield, while <strong>Bukayo Saka<\/strong>, late back from World Cup duty, also comes into the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p>They replace Guimaraes and the benched <strong>Noni Madueke<\/strong>, in Arsenal\u2019s only two alterations from last weekend\u2019s win over Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kai Havertz <\/strong>is again preferred to <strong>Viktor Gyokeres<\/strong> up top.<\/p>\n<p>New arrival <strong>Christos Tzolis<\/strong>, owned by 25.0% of FPL squads, starts off the left.<\/p>\n<p>As for Coventry City, they include five new players in their starting lineup: <strong>Carl Rushworth<\/strong>, who was on loan last season, along with <strong>Aurele Amenda<\/strong>, <strong>Frank Onyeka<\/strong>, <strong>Caleb Yirenkyi<\/strong> and <strong>Loum Tchaouna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow new arrivals <strong>Gustavo Hamer<\/strong> and <strong>Taiwo Awoniyi<\/strong> are both on the bench.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellis Simms<\/strong> spearheads the Coventry attack.<\/p>\n<p>LINE-UPS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal XI: <\/strong>Raya, White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Tzolis, Havertz<\/p>\n<p>Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Eze, Gyokeres, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Zubimendi, Dowman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coventry City XI: <\/strong>Rushworth, van Ewijk, Thomas, Amenda, Dasilva, Onyeka, Yirenkyi, Grimes, Tchaouna, Thomas-Asante, Simms<\/p>\n<p>Subs: Wilson, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Awoniyi, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, Torp, Hamer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FFScoutEditorial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Win-at-FPL-with-FFScout.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172433 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/a>\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s finally here. Champions Arsenal get the 2026\/27 Premier League season underway against new boys Coventry City. 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