Is Arsenal v Real Betis on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch pre-season friendly | OneFootball

Arsenal continue to prepare for their Premier League title defence with a friendly against Real Betis.

Mikel Arteta is still welcoming players back from international duty at the World Cup.

But with less than two weeks remaining until the Community Shield against Manchester City, a key test against La Liga side Betis awaits.

Confidence is high after a 4-1 win over Girona, thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Max Dowman and Christos Tzolis.

Here’s how Arteta’s side line up and how you can follow along as the Gunners take shape before the Community Shield next week and that first Premier League outing against Coventry on Friday, 21 August:

When is Arsenal v Real Betis?

Arsenal’s pre-season friendly with Real Betis kicks off at 7:30pm BST on Wednesday 5 August at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

How can I watch it?

After technical issues plagued the friendly against Girona that was being shown on Arsenal’s website and app, the clash with Real Betis will now not be shown on either platform and all supporters who bought access to either the Girona match or the whole pre-season bundle are entitled to a full refund, which you can find out about here.

Tonight’s match will be broadcast on Premier Sports 1 instead and UK residents have access to a Premier Sports discount, using the code: ARSENAL. The offer is only valid on the full retail price monthly subscription of £17.99. The offer is for three months for £9.99 total, where the customer is billed £3.33 per month for three months. From the fourth month onwards, the subscription will auto-renew monthly at £17.99, or the then-current standard retail price.

You can also follow the match live through The Independent’s minute-by-minute live blog.

Gabriel Jesus scored for Arsenal against Girona (Getty)

Team news

Mikel Arteta has opted for an unchanged starting XI from the 4-1 win over Girona. It means that new signing Christos Tzolis, who scored in that game, starts once more, while youngsters Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman are given a chance to shine in midfield.

Arteta took Piero Hincapie, Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres off after 30 minutes against Girona as they build up fitness, so it will be interesting to see if they’re given a longer leash tonight.

Ben White also came through 60 minutes unscathed on his injury return, so will he go for a full 90 in Dublin?

There are some interesting names on the bench, most notably Brazil duo Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli - in the squad for the first time this pre-season after returning from their post-World Cup break.