Broadcast info
Who's playing: Arsenal make a return to Australia for the first time in over four decades, and the Gunners will hope to kick off their pre-season campaign with a win against local side Sydney FC on Thursday morning (or afternoon or evening, depending on where you're based).
What time: Thursday, July 13th at 02:30 PST/05:30 EST/09:30 GMT/10:30 BST/19:30 AEST
What stadium: This game will be played at the ANZ Stadium. Also known as Stadium Australia, this venue is located in Sydney and hosted the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final. It can seat up to 82.500 fans (in an oval formation) and 83.500 (if in a rectangular formation)
Which channel:
- In Australia: SBS Viceland, SBS Live Streaming
- In the UK: Premier Sports
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Match Facts & Stats
- This will be Arsenal's first visit to Australia since the late 1970's (nearly 40 years)
- The Gunners are out of the Champions League for the first time since manager Arsene Wenger took over back in 1996 by finishing fifth in the Premier League last season
- Meanwhile, Sydney FC won the Australian Premier League title last term
- They're also the only A-League side to win the OFC Champions League
Arsenal's star-studded squad aiming to start pre-season off well
Although they won the FA Cup last term by beating Chelsea 2-1, Arsenal fans were nonetheless still disappointed with Arsene Wenger, and there are still those who are upset about the Frenchman remaining in charge for the upcoming campaign. That being said, Arsenal have been active in the transfer market, with Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette being among their biggest signings. Whilst Alexis Sanchez's future is still up in the air, Mesut Ozil looks set to stay - at least for now.
Sanchez and Shkodran Mustafi will miss out after featuring in this summer's Confederations Cup final for Chile and Germany respectively, whilst Barcelona target Hector Bellerin is also being given a break after playing in the U-21 EURO championships with Spain. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsey, Laurent Koscielny, Petr Cech, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck and Oliver Giroud are among the notable names joining Ozil and Lacazette on the Gunners' tour of Australia.
As for Sydney FC, they won the A-League title last term and will be hoping to make a splash in front of what will be a sell-out crowd. Can they pull off what would be a huge upset on home turf?
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