Arsenal vs Lyon

ARSENAL are up against Lyon in a mid-season friendly in Dubai - and they're winning!Defender Gabriel put the Gunners ahead after 20 minutes against ex.

Arsenal are in action in the Dubai Super Cup this afternoon as they continue their preparations ahead of the Premier League restart.

Arsenal beat Lyon 3-0 in a friendly in Dubai on Thursday as those players not involved in the World Cup in Qatar kicked off their preparations for the ...

They'll take on France's Olympique Lyonnais in the first of these games, before facing AC Milan five days later. The Gunners are the team to beat in the Premier ...

Kieran Tierney — 25. Karl Hein — 17. Given the situation of players returning from World Cup duty and it being a mid-season friendly, predicting the teams for this one is not easy. Henrique — 23. This means that Arsenal may need to look for alternatives in the upcoming January transfer window, but these friendlies will give attacking players such as Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson a chance to step up in the Brazilian's absence. Ghana, USA, and Japan's eliminations mean Thomas Partey, Matt Turner and Takehiro Tomiyasu will all be returning to north London, while Ben White withdrew from the England squad for personal reasons, and is back in the capital already. Arsenal play Lyon at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, December 8. Kick-off takes place at 3.30 p.m. Lyon will be no easy-beats though, with the French side no strangers to an upset, particularly over English sides. Arsenal's first game back comes against West Ham on Boxing Day, where they'll look to add to their healthy lead at the top of the Premier League. Mikel Arteta's side's closest challengers are Manchester City after 14 games played, and this month-long mid-season break will hopefully give Arsenal the best possible preparation to successfully see out a title charge in the remaining 24. They'll take on France's Olympique Lyonnais in the first of these games, before facing AC Milan five days later.

Arsenal get their mid-season Premier League preparations under way at the Al Maktoum Stadium, as Mikel Arteta's Gunners face a friendly against Lyon out in ...

Goals from Gabriel, Eddie Nketiah and Fabio Vieira handed us victory in our Dubai Super Cup opener.