Arsenal and Como will meet on Wednesday, August 12, in a preseason friendly at Emirates Stadium in London, a late-summer fixture that arrives with both clubs still shaping their teams for the months ahead. The match kicks off at 14:30 ET in the United States, 12:30 in Mexico and 20:30 in Spain.
That timing is why the game is drawing attention now: it is one of the clearest live preseason listings on the calendar, and fans are already looking for a way to watch it in their own country. In Mexico, the match will be available exclusively on Disney+ Premium México, while there is no confirmed official television or streaming transmission in the United States or Spain.
The matchup also carries a simple form guide that gives it more edge than a routine summer exhibition. Arsenal arrives after a 1-3 loss to Betis in Ireland and a 2-3 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Emirates Cup, a run that leaves Mikel Arteta with work to do as the team tries to sharpen the details of its upcoming campaign. Como comes in with momentum after beating Famalicao in its most recent warm-up match, and Cesc Fàbregas is using the friendly to measure how far the side has come.
There is another layer to that contrast. Como is being presented as a team preparing for its first Champions League appearance, so a visit to Emirates Stadium offers a useful test against a Premier League opponent in a high-profile setting. Arsenal and Como are both in preseason mode, but the stakes are different: one side is trying to steady itself after two surprising defeats, while the other is trying to keep building from a win.
What happens next is straightforward. Arsenal and Como meet at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, August 12, and the only confirmed viewing option named so far is the one in Mexico. Until an official feed appears in the United States or Spain, the broadcast picture remains country by country.
