Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund LIVE
Arsenal are back at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon for the first time since being crowned Premier League champions, as they take on Dortmund in their traditional pre-season Emirates Cup clash. It should therefore be a party atmosphere in north London, with Bruno Guimaraes also set to be paraded in front of the fans after joining on Saturday in a deal worth £75million.
While there is no debut for Guimaraes, the likes of captain Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel and summer signing Christos Tzolis all feature from the start. Myles Lewis-Skelly gets the nod once again in midfield despite a tough showing against Real Betis during the week, as the Gunners fell to a resounding defeat at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Mikel Arteta will want to see a far better showing from his players now back in familiar surroundings, and with a week to go until the Community Shield against Manchester City. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal vs Dortmund latest news
- GOAL! Gyokeres tucks away penalty
- GOAL! Gadou restores Dortmund's two-goal advantage
- GOAL! Nwaneri reduces the deficit
- GOAL! Karetsas doubles Dortmund's lead
- GOAL! Samuele Inacio puts Dortmund ahead early
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
15:28 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
We can debate other parts of his game all day long, but there's no questioning Gyokeres from the spot. The man can take a penalty.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-3 Borussia Dortmund | Viktor Gyokeres ‘
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69 min: Viktor Gyokeres makes not mistake from the spot, sends Meyer the wrong way.
Game on, again!
Arsenal 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
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67 min: ARSENAL PENALTY!
Tzolis is caught after playing the ball and the Gunners have the chance to get back into the game.
Arsenal 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
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64 min: Confirmation of the Arsenal double change.
We've made a double substitution...
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 9, 2026
↩️ Gabriel, Calafiori
🔛 Hincapie, Salmon
🔴 1-3 🟡 (60) pic.twitter.com/9pdxiFAzQa
Arsenal 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
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63 min: Dowman has Havertz on the overlap but chooses to shoot instead and Meyer makes a rather comfortable save. Don’t think the German was too happy with the youngster’s decision making there.
Arsenal 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
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61 min: Nwaneri denied his second by a fine Meyer save. Good effort after being picked out by Tzolis. Those two have an understanding.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
15:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Arsenal have conceded some really poor goals in pre-season already this summer. This is another soft one, just unable to clear the corner. Salmon and Hincapie coming on now.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-3 Borussia Dortmund | Joane Gadou ‘57
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57 min: TWO-GOAL LEAD RESTORED!
An absolute mess of a goal for Arsenal to concede as Fabio Silva gets away from Riccardo Calafiori far too easily, his shot is saved but the ball falls kindly to Joane Gadou who controls and then bundles the ball over the line.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
15:14 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
That's a really nice goal. Tzolis' delivery from set-pieces has been great but this from open play is perfect, picking out Nwaneri to sweep home.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Borussia Dortmund | Ethan Nwaneri ‘54
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54 min: GAME ON!
Christos Tzolis does really well down the left, picks out Ethan Nwaneri in the area and the youngster keeps his cool to score.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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52 min: Arsenal players not happy the play doesn’t get pulled back after the referee got in the way of Gyokeres’s pass to Havertz.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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48 min: Good move from Arsenal as Meyer denies White at his near post. Corner for the Gunners, Dowman runs over to take...
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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47 min: Nmecha nearly finds the top corner with an effort from outside the box.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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46 min: Kepa has been replaced by Meslier, while Chukwuemeka is on for Karetsas.
KICK-OFF!
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Back underway at the Emirates.
There have been changes for both teams.
LIVE: Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund
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The teams are back out on the pitch.
Fan reaction: Odegaard is 'back'
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The 2022/23 Ødeggard is back 😭 Arteta has awaken a beast 🔥 #afc #coygpic.twitter.com/WyabHlwToq
— HandofRaya (@HandOfRaya) August 9, 2026
Fan thoughts: Arsenal's first-half
14:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Odegaard has played well. Gyok and Kai have been terrible. This Havertz midfielder nonsense needs to end Idc if its only because all our actual midfielders are away
— S V 🏆 (@Sup3rbobb) August 9, 2026
Fan reaction: Gyokeres struggling
14:53 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
I don't think I can watch another season of Gyokeres, one of the worst players I have ever seen touch a football
— Gooner Dale (@ArsenalPostie) August 9, 2026
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:51 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Arsenal a long, long way off their best. Missing key players in midfield and it's showing off the ball.
Not much in the way of firepower off the bench so will be interesting to see how long Arteta gives some of these players.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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HALF-TIME
Gunners trail at the break.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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45 min: Positive run from Tzolis down the left and a good cross into the box, but no Arsenal player had gambled in the middle.
Gabriel is shown a yellow card for a foul on Karetsas.
Two minutes of stoppage time.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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43 min: CHANCE!
Another delicious delivery from Tzolis from a free-kick, picking out an unmarked Havertz but he heads straight at Meyer, should do better.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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41 min: This time, Gyokeres does win a foul off Mane.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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40 min: Inacio with a fine run after skipping past Nwaneri’s challenge, tries to cut the ball back for a team-mate but Tzolis is there to make a good interception.
At the other end, Gyokeres appeals for a penalty but gets nothing.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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38 min: CHANCE!
Lovely cross from Tzolis, Gabriel times his run perfectly but heads over. Should score, or at least hit the target.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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37 min: Brilliant piece of skill from Dowman and he does well to win a free-kick from Beier. Perhaps he should have stayed on his feet there.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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35 min: Gyokeres not getting much change out of the three Dortmund central defenders. Mane, in particular, has done will against him in the 1v1 duels.
Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
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32 min: Play resumes after the drinks break and Arsenal have made a change.
Nwaneri on for Odegaard. A pre-planned change from the Gunners as this is the captain’s first game back.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:31 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Calafiori caught on the ball and Arsenal didn't recover. Karetsas allowed to stroll forward and curls a lovely finish into the top corner.
Time for a drink's break and Arsenal need it.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-2 Borussia Dortmund | Konstantinos Karetsas ‘29
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29 min: WHAT A STRIKE!
Borussia Dortmund double their lead and it’s a stunning effort from summer signing Konstantinos Karetsas.
No chance for Kepa.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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28 min: Odegaard is pulling the strings for Arsenal. Nice pass with the outside of his boot to pick out Gyokeres’ run but the striker is stopped in his tracks by a fine sliding Mane tackle.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:28 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
More like it. First we've seen of Dowman, lovely touch to skip past Beier on the outside. Gyokeres does well to turn into space and it's a decent effort, flicking off the woodwork.
Got the crowd going again, it's all been very flat in the last 15 minutes.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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26 min: Better from Arsenal. Dowman with a superb first touch to take Odegaard’s pass into his stride, he finds Gyokeres in the box but the Swede smashes an effort against the crossbar.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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24 min: Svensson almost sneaks in at the back post to double Dortmund’s lead. He seemed surprised that the ball found him.
At the other end, Havertz does pick out Gyokeres this time but the striker, running away from goal, can’t steer his header on target.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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21 min: Dortmund’s chance to threaten from a corner as a ball to the back post has to be dealt with by Tzolis.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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20 min: CHANCE!
Odegaard releases Havertz in the right-hand channel and the German tries to square for Gyokeres but gets the pass all wrong and Meyer cuts it out.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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19 min: Arsenal beginning to crank up some pressure as Tzolis’ cross is well defended, leading to another corner.
Dortmund struggle initially with the ball into the box as Havertz has a volley blocked but the visitors eventually get control of the situation.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:19 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Mane brings down Odegaard when he's clean through on goal, just outside the area.
In a competitive match that would probably have been a red card. But in a competitive match with VAR it might have been overturned, looked like Mane got a fair bit of the ball.
We'll call it quits.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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17 min: Gyokeres and Odegaard standing over this Arsenal free-kick...
Gyokeres takes and shoots way over the bar. Disappointing effort, he went for power but he couldn’t keep the ball down.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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16 min: Loads of possession for Arsenal, but nothing that’s troubling Dortmund. That’s until Gyokeres flicks the ball on for Odegaard who is brought down by the last man on the edge of the box.
Red card? There was cover, so just a free-kick.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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14 min: Arsenal survive a handball claim as Fabio Silva’s shot in the area is blocked by Gabriel and then Mosquera is on hand to make the clearance.
Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
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11 min: Not much in terms of a reaction from Arsenal to going a goal down. They look to build down the right-hand side but White is offside from Dowman’s pass and that attack breaks down.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Arsenal cut open there. Really nice football from Dortmund.
Not the best defending you'll ever see - Gabriel tried to get tight to Silva and then left him out of position, before Inacio ran off the back of Mosquera. Slick move.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Borussia Dortmund | Samuele Inacio ‘7
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7 min: DORTMUND LEAD!
Samuele Inacio runs off Mosquera and fires home.
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
14:07 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Arsenal trying to get the ball into Gyokeres at every opportunity.
White and Gabriel have fired it into the striker early, and Lewis-Skelly just tried to play him in behind too.
Gyokeres looked a bit lost leading the line last season, particularly early in the campaign, but his understanding with his team-mates should keep developing now in his second season.
Arsenal 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
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5 min: Dortmund enjoying a decent spell of possession and a bit of confusion in the Arsenal defence leads to a corner for the German side. Tzolis alert to possible danger there.
Arsenal 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
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3 min: No surprise that the Arsenal corner causes problems for Dortmund as Meyer tips the ball over for another corner and then punches away Odegaard’s delivery.
Arsenal 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
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2 min: Bright start from Arsenal as Gyokeres holds off a challenge to win a corner. Looks like Dortmund are starting with a back five.
KICK-OFF!
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Away we go!
Matt Verri at Emirates Stadium
13:58 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Huge ovation for Bruno Guimaraes as he is unveiled on the pitch ahead of kick-off. Given the atmosphere a nice boost.
HERE WE GO!
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The teams are out at the Emirates Stadium.
Bruno Guimaraes unveiled
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He is here!
Bruno Guimaraes steps out onto the Emirates Stadium pitch for the first time as an Arsenal player.
Listen to that ovation.
Dortmund team
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Many key absences for Dortmund this afternoon, but summer signing Karetsas does feature alongside Jobe Bellingham.
Kick-off approaching in north London
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15 minutes to go until kick-off at the Emirates Stadium.
Borussia Dortmund in pre-season
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Oberhausen 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
Fortuna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Cerezo Osaka 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
Tokyo 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Home of the Premier League champions
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For the first time during the Emirates Stadium era, the Premier League trophy is present inside the ground.
Team news reminder
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Here is how both teams will line-up for today's friendly.
Arsenal XI: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Gabriel, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard (C), Havertz, Dowman, Gyokeres, Tzolis
Substitutes: Hincapie, Jesus, Martinelli, Vieira, Nwaneri, Nelson, Meslier, Setford, Salmon, Kabia, Ibrahim, Ogunnaike, Julienne, O’Neill
Borussia Dortmund XI: Meyer; Mane, Bensebaini, Gadou, Svensson; Bellingham, Nmecha, Karetsas; Beier, Inacio, Silva.
Substitutes: Drewes, Guirassy, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Lerma, Prates, Albert, Kabar, Yamamoto, Reggiani, Riedl
Matt Verri at the Emirates
13:33 , Alex Young
Interesting that David Raya is here with the Arsenal squad and he's taking part in the warm-up alongside the goalkeepers.
He's not in the squad and wasn't even due back for pre-season until tomorrow but he's clearly keen to hit the ground running.
Dortmund XI
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...and here’s how the visitors look.
🚨 Mit DIESER Aufstellung gehen wir ins Spiel gegen @Arsenal! 👊⁰
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) August 9, 2026
Hier könnt Ihr das Spiel LIVE in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz streamen:
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Emirates Cup record
13:22 , Alex Young
Arsenal have won the last four Emirates Cup, with Lyon the last winner in the edition held before the Covid pandemic.
Athletic Bilbao were handily beaten 3-0 last summer, and Lyon 2-0 the year before.
Monaco were edged out on penalties in 2023 and Sevilla were thumped 6-0 in 2021.
Matt Verri checks in
13:10 , Alex Young
Our man in N5.
Arsenal are back on home soil for the first time as Premier League champions.
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) August 9, 2026
Borussia Dortmund are the opponents in the Emirates Cup. Here is @MattVerri with more on the team news.#AFC | #ARSBVB pic.twitter.com/zZn74AnDEN
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Atmosphere is hotting up with an hour to go until kick-off.
Arsenal confirmed team news in full
12:50 , Alex Young
Arsenal XI: Kepa; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Havertz, Odegaard; Dowman, Tzolis, Gyokeres
Subs: Meslier, Setford, Hincapie, Jesus, Martinelli, Vieira, Nwaneri, Nelson, Ibrahim, Kabia, Ogunnaike, Julienne, O’Neill, Salmon
Arsenal XI
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Here’s how the Gunners line up!
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 9, 2026
🧱 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
Renewing rivalries
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After meeting six times in a three-year period in the Champions League, this will be the first time the two sides have locked horns since November 2014 - a fixture that Arteta captained Arsenal in.
Score prediction
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While it’s only pre-season and fitness is the only factor to take seriously, it was quite clear that Arteta was not happy with the first half performance against Real Betis in midweek.
As such, we are expecting a response from Arsenal as they look to put on a show in their home stadium in front of their own supporters for the first time as Premier League champions.
Arsenal to win, 3-1.
Dortmund team news
12:15 , Alex Young
Dortmund arrive in London without new signing Konstantinos Karetsas because of an ankle injury, while Nico Schlotterbeck is still recovering form the injury that ended his World Cup with Germany in the group phase.
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Predicted Arsenal XI: Kepa; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Havertz; Dowman, Gyokeres, Tzolis
Arsenal team news
11:50 , Alex Young
Arsenal are boosted by the return of captain Martin Odegaard after his post-World Cup holiday.
With Mikel Arteta opting to slowly ease his World Cup stars back into action, Odegaard could get the same treatment as Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel by playing 30 minutes in his first Gunners appearance of the summer.
Ethan Nwaneri should get another chance to impress in midfield alongside Havertz and Myles Lewis-Skelly, as the Gunners boss sticks largely with the same side that were well-beaten by Real Betis in midweek.
This is mainly down to the fact that Arteta does not have much room to rotate in defence as Jurrien Timber remains a doubt and William Saliba sidelined with a long-term back injury.
Gabriel is set to start, partnering Cristhian Mosquera as the Arsenal manager gets a first look at the defensive pairing that is likely to begin the season against Coventry in less than two weeks.
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino and David Raya are due back imminently from their World Cup breaks, but will not feature against Dortmund.
Bruno bow?
11:42 , Alex Young
Bruno Guimaraes is expected to be with the Arsenal squad today, but a debut is unlikely.
The Gunners announced the signing of the Brazil midfielder on Saturday in a deal worth £75million, to finally bring the summer saga to a close, and Guimaraes should be paraded in front of supporters before kick-off at the Emirates Stadium.
Guimaraes is still short of fitness after joining up with the Newcastle squad on Monday for their training camp in Spain as he was given a mandatory three-week break following his involvement for Brazil at the Word Cup.
How to watch Arsenal vs Dortmund
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TV channel and live stream: In the UK, the game will be shown for free via Arsenal’s YouTube channel.
Kick-off is at 2pm BST, so coverage should begin shortly before.
Arsenal vs Dortmund LIVE
11:29 , Alex Young
Arsenal are back home for the traditional Emirates Cup, with Borussia Dortmund their opponents.
Today marks the first time the Gunners play in front of their own fans as Premier League champions.
New £75million man Bruno Guimaraes should be paraded in front of fans, but a place in the matchday squad is considered unlikely.
Kick-off is at 2pm. Stick with us.
