Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 1-0 in Champions League with late own goal

Slavia Praha vs Arsenal ended 1-0 to the Gunners at the Fortuna Arena in Prague on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, with the winner coming from a Slavia own goal late on. David Raya’s free-kick was charged down by captain Jan Bočík, whose header looped over his own goalkeeper and in at the far post, giving Arsenal all three points at kick-off 9 p.m. CET local time.

Mikel Arteta made six changes to the side that lost 1-0 at Chelsea at the weekend, with William Saliba returning to the squad after injury. William Saliba and Max Dowman decisions made as Arsenal confirm six changes versus Slavia Prague was the Football London headline through the morning, and Arteta’s confirmed team news was the same: six changes, Saliba back, Dowman left out.

Slavia Prague vs Arsenal: how it played out

Arsenal remained unbeaten in the 2026-27 Champions League league phase and sat top of Group D as the campaign reached its halfway point. The Slavia Prague vs Arsenal live score on the night was 0-0 at half-time, with the match stream showing the Gunners pushing for a second goal after the early own goal. Slavia, who had beaten Dinamo Zagreb earlier in the phase and drawn at home to Montpellier, could not find an equaliser and went down 1-0 to a side that had already beaten them 4-0 at the Emirates in October.

The Europa League record between the clubs is firmly one-sided. Arsenal are unbeaten in four previous meetings: a 7-0 thrashing of Slavia in the 2007-08 Champions League, a 0-0 draw in Prague, a 4-0 win there in the 2020-21 Europa League and a 3-0 win at home that season.

Where to watch Slavia Prague vs Arsenal

The match was shown live on TV and streamed online for Indian fans on the night, with the 9 p.m. CET start translating to 1:30 a.m. IST on November 5. Slavia Prague vs Arsenal live today was the question on every Indian fan’s mind, and the answer was the Fortuna Arena in Prague, with kickoff at 9 p.m. CET local time in Czechia, an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK and a 3 p.m. ET start in the United States. The Champions League 2026-27 clash was broadcast on the usual networks for the region, with confirmed team news and predicted lineups published by Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, OneFootball and 101 Great Goals hours before kickoff.

Arsenal’s starting XI included Saliba in the defence, with Raya the goalkeeper. The Gunners travel to Prague again in the league phase fixtures later in the campaign, but the next concrete date is November’s return leg, when Arsenal host Slavia Prague at the Emirates, looking to extend their lead at the top of Group D and close out the group stage in style.

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