Arsenal v Real Betis: Full lineups confirmed for pre-season friendly in Dublin
Arsenal will meet Real Betis in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (BST), with both sides naming their starting XIs and benches for the match; kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM BST.
Arsenal, the Premier League champions, began their pre-season schedule with a 4-1 victory over Girona and are set to test their squad against the LaLiga side in Ireland. Mikel Arteta selected a largely full-strength team in that opening friendly, with only the injured William Saliba absent from the squad. In the 4-1 win, Max Dowman scored and provided an assist, Kai Havertz also scored, new signing Christos Tzolis netted his first goal for the club, and Gabriel Jesus added a fourth in the 55th minute.
Arsenal’s starting lineup was named as Kepa Arrizabalaga; Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori in defence. The midfield featured Ethan Nwaneri, Miles Lewis-Skelly and Kai Havertz, while Max Dowman, Viktor Gyokeres and Christos Tzolis led the attack. The substitutes named included Illan Meslier (gk) and Khari Ranson (gk) as goalkeeping cover alongside outfield options such as Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson. Additional bench players listed were Demiane Agustien, Brayden Clarke, Louie Copley, Andre Harriman-Annous, Ife Ibrahim, Theo Julienne, Ismael Kabia, Josh Ogunnaike, Ceadach O’Neill and Marli Salmon.
Real Betis named Alvaro Valles in goal with Hector Bellerin, Marc Bartra, Natan and Fran Garcia across the back. Their midfield selection included Gnangoro Bouare Samake, Facundo Bernal and Pablo Fornals, while Pablo Garcia, Rodrigo Riquelme and Nelson Deossa were named in attack. The Betis bench comprised Manu Gonzalez (gk), Valentin Gomez, Diego Llorente, Junior Firpo, Angel Ortiz, Ricardo Funez, Isco, Marc Roca, Alvaro Fidalgo, Juan Hernandez, Jose Antonio Morante, Antony and Yan Zhuravskyi.
Real Betis have won all but one of their last five friendly matches ahead of the trip to Dublin. Their winning run was ended by a 1-0 loss to Granada, after which they responded with a 4-0 victory over Lyon in which four different players scored. The article states that those scoring options will be good news for head coach Manuel Pellegrini.
The match will be played on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 7:30 PM BST and, for viewers in India, will kick off at 12:00 AM IST on August 6. The venue is the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, and the fixture will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website; Khel Now advised readers to follow its social channels and apps for further updates.
