🕟 Kick Off: 20:00 GMT

🏟️ Venue: Emirates Stadium

📺 UK Broadcaster: TNT Sports

🙎🏻‍♂️ Referee: Urs Schnyder 🇨🇭

📹 VAR: Piotr Lasyk 🇵🇱

🔴 Arsenal Team News:

• Riccardo Calafiori: Fit and available.
• William Saliba: “Niggle”; missed open training today. Mikel Arteta has confirmed he is out for the Kairat match to ensure he is in the “best possible condition” for the weekend.
• Jurrien Timber: “Niggle”; like Saliba, he was absent from training today and is ruled out for Wednesday’s fixture. Both are targeted to return against Leeds United on Saturday.
• Kai Havertz: Match fitness/Knee management; missed the Manchester United game. Arteta says he is “very close” but the club is being “very smart” with his load. He is a doubt for a starting role tomorrow.
• Max Dowman: Ankle ligament damage; remains the only long-term injury absentee. He is expected back in mid-to-late February 2026.
• Declan Rice & Mikel Merino: Both are unavailable for the Kairat Almaty match due to suspension (accumulation of yellow cards in the Champions League).

⚽ Arsenal Form: 🟥🟩🟧🟩🟩

🇰🇿 Kairat Almaty Team News:

• Azamat Tuyakbayev: Chest injury; sustained in training. He has not traveled to London and is ruled out for the Arsenal match. Expected return in mid-February 2026.
• Dastan Satpayev: Physical discomfort/Thigh injury; the 17-year-old star forward is currently being monitored by the medical staff. He remains a major doubt for the clash at the Emirates.
• Olzhas Baybek: Physical discomfort; has missed recent training sessions with the main group. He is considered a doubt for Wednesday’s fixture.

⚽ Kairat Almaty Form: 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟧

⚔️ Head-to-Head: N/A

📖 Match Facts:

• This is the first time Kairat Almaty have played against an English club.
• Kairat Almaty are currently ranked at #405 in the world rankings. Arsenal are ranked #2, behind Bayern.
• Kairat Almaty haven’t won a game in the League phase of the competition. Their one point was gained at home against Pafos.
• Arsenal, on the other hand, have won all 7 games thus far in the competition, the only team with a perfect record.