Arsenal are looking to extend their winning run under Unai Emery to 11 games with victory over Sporting CP in a top-of-the-table clash in their Europa League group.
Both clubs have won both of their opening two Group E matches and this tie in the Portuguese capital will go a long way to determining which side emerge as group winners.
Sporting are recovering after one of darkest summer’s in the club’s history that saw several first team players worth a combined total of over £100m leave the club for free, but sit in fifth in Primeira Liga, although remain wary of the threat Arsenal possess.
32 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
That was close from Nani. We've seen him do this before. Sporting capitalise on some sloppy Arsenal play at the back. Nani collects the ball, cuts in from the left side and fires a shot just over. That would have been some goal.
32 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
The home side go short again. Guendouzi blocks a shot from the edge of the box before Fernandes blazes a shot over.
31 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Sporting take it short and Sokratis heads a cross behind for another corner.
30 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Sporting have a corner after a misplaced pass back from Xhaka. That was poor.
29 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal haven't done a lot, but Sporting haven't really, either. Petrovic's overhit pass from midfield flies out for a goal-kick and that about sums up the events of this game so far.
27 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal look to attack as Welbeck cuts in from the left hand side. The ball is played out to Mkhitaryan who's in acres on the right, but his cross is cleared.
26 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Nani's corner is headed behind again by Arsenal. Acuna takes on the second corner but fails to beat the first man.
25 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
More good play from Acuna, who's been Sporting's biggest threat so far. He plays a dangerous looking cross into the Arsenal box and Holding heads away. Corner.
24 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Mkhitaryan takes on the free-kick. He connects well with it but it's an easy save for Sporting goalkeeper Ribeiro, who punches away.
23 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Close call. Arsenal are awarded a free kick on the edge of the Sporting box after Elneny went tumbling over. He felt it was inside the box, replays show it wasn't. Nevertheless, this is in a dangerous area...
21 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Mkhitaryan's ball into the Sporting box comes to nothing and Sporting look to break. Nani is involved in a one-two on the right-hand side but the attack breaks down.
20 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
We've become a bit used to seeing Arsenal start slowly this season and this match has been no different. Lets see if they can up the tempo now...
18 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Bruno Fernandes is unlucky, here. The midfielder looks to volley a ball goalwards inside the box and it's not a bad effort, with Lichsteiner putting him under pressure. The referee penalises Fernandes for a high boot.
17 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
More defensive work from Mkhitaryan with Acua flying forward again. Leno comes out to deal with a long throw from the left-back and Arsenal look to counter.
16 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
First shot of the evening. Sporting striker Montero holds the ball up well before the ball is played out to Bruno Fernandes on the left hand-side. He cuts inside and shoots, but his effort flies over the Arsenal goal.
14 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Lichtsteiner puts a dangerous looking ball into the Sporting box and Coates stretches out a leg to clear, with Aubameyang lurking.
13 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
It's not been the most eventful first 13 minutes. Arsenal are struggling to create anything at the moment.
12 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
The early stages of this match suggest that Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be in for a busy night. He's had to track back on a couple of occasions to deal with some marauding runs from left-back Marcos Acuna.
10 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Aaron Ramsey seems to be in a deeper role to the one he's been used in recently. You could say this is more of a 4-3-3 than a 4-2-3-1 for Arsenal. Whether that will change later on remains to be seen.
8 minutes: Sporting 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal look to build their first attack of the evening as Xhaka launches a throw down the touchline towards Welbeck. Nothing comes of it.
When is it?
Sporting vs Arsenal kicks off at 17:55 BST
Where to watch?
BT Sport will be showing live coverage on BT Sport 2 and online for customers on the BT Sport app and website.
Odds
Sporting to win: 3/1
Arsenal to win: 5/6
Draw: 11/4
Prediction
Sporting 0-2 Arsenal
