Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund: Full lineups confirmed for Emirates Cup friendly
Arsenal will host Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday, August 9, 2026, in a pre-season friendly that will decide the Emirates Cup winner. Full starting lineups and benches for both sides have been published ahead of the match.
Arsenal have won the last four editions of the Emirates Cup and opened their 2026 pre-season with a 4-1 victory over Girona, in which Max Dowman scored and provided an assist; they followed that with a 3-1 defeat by Real Betis. Borussia Dortmund began their preparations with a 3-1 win over Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, then lost 2-1 to Fortuna Dusseldorf, lost 1-0 to Cerezo Osaka and beat FC Tokyo 1-0 on their Japan tour.
Starting XI: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Ben White; Yerson Mosquera; Gabriel Magalhães; Riccardo Calafiori; Myles Lewis‑Skelly; Kai Havertz; Martin Ødegaard; Ethan Dowman; Christos Tzolis; Viktor Gyökeres. Bench: Illan Meslier (gk), Tommy Setford (gk), Piero Hincapié, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Fábio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, Reiss Nelson, Ife Ibrahim, Ismeal Kabia, Josh Ogunnaike, Marli Salmon, Theo Julienne, Ceadach O’Neill.
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️🧱 Gabriel at the back©️ Odegaard skippers the side😤 Gyokeres leads the line More pre-season minutes in the tank – let's do this, Gunners ✊🤝 Presented by @deel pic.twitter.com/FQwOjCDAje
Starting XI: Alexander Meyer (GK); Ramy Bensebaini, Joane Gadou, Filippo Mane; Daniel Svensson, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha (c), Samuele Inácio; Maximilian Beier, Konstantinos Karetsas, Fábio Silva. Bench: Patrick Drewes (gk), Serhou Guirassy, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcel Sabitzer, Justin Lerma, Kauã Prates, Mathis Albert, Almugera Kabar, Takato Yamamoto, Luca Reggiani, Jan‑Luca Riedl.
🚨 STARTING XI VS ARSENAL 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Wk6QPOGDnW
The match is scheduled for Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the Emirates Stadium; in India the kick-off time is 6:30 PM IST. The winner of the match will lift the pre-season Emirates Cup trophy.
