Arsenal pre-season plans: 5 fixtures confirmed | OneFootball

Arsenal have confirmed another pre-season fixture, with the majority of the 2024 schedule now appearing to be in place.

Arsenal’s Declan Rice scores the team’s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium, in London, on May 4, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

On Monday evening, Arsenal officially confirmed a long-rumoured pre-season friendly against Bournemouth, set to take place on Wednesday, July 24th at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles.

The game will kick off at 19:30 local time, which is 03:30 BST, so it will be a late one for any fans watching on back in England.

Arsenal have also confirmed that this will be the last fixture of the men’s pre-season tour of the United States, with games against Manchester United and Liverpool completing the U.S. schedule.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY: Emile Smith Rowe (C) of Arsenal is pulled down by Casemiro of Manchester United during the second half of a pre-season friendly match at MetLife Stadium on July 22, 2023. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s calendar upon their return to London is also packed, with an Emirates Stadium friendly against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, August 7th at 18:00 BST, then the Emirates Cup against Lyon on Sunday, August 11th at 14:00 BST.

That is very likely to be the final friendly of pre-season, with Arsenal playing against Wolves at the Emirates in their Premier League opener just six days later on Saturday, August 17th at 15:00 BST.

The only realistic opening remaining for further friendlies would be before the U.S. tour.

With nothing confirmed yet and less than three weeks until the squad flies out, it seems likely any additional games will be behind closed doors.

Arsenal’s pre-season fixture list

LONDON, ENGLAND: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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