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Sporting vs Arsenal: Team News and Confirmed Lineups

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports
By Alex Richards | Last updated Apr 7, 2026 3:13 PM ET

Last Word on Football brings you the Sporting vs Arsenal confirmed lineups for their UEFA Champions League tie. There will also be a discussion on the most recent team news from both sides as injuries could play some part on who takes the lead into the second leg. After crashing out of the FA Cup, the pressure is on for Mikel Arteta to keep his squad competitive on at least two fronts as their ambitions of a quadruple have gone up in flames.

Sporting vs Arsenal, Team News and Confirmed Lineups for April 7

Sporting Team News

According to SofaScore, there are a number of issues on hand for the Portuguese side who are juggling injuries, suspension, and some doubts around match fitness. Rui Borges will have to contend with the absence of Morten Hjulmand, who has accumulated too many yellow cards.

On the injury front, Chelsea-bound Geovany Quenda is a doubt for this leg, as is Luis Guilherme, who has been getting up to speed after a January move from West Ham. Both could feature in some way but are unlikely to start.

Injuries to Fotis Ioannidis, Ivan Fresneda, and Nuno Santos will definitely rule them out of this one.

Sporting Club Confirmed Lineup

Rui Silva
Morita
Pedro Goncalves
Catamo
Francisco Trincao
Araujo
Fresneda
Goncalo Inacio
Diomande
Joao Simeos
Suarez

Subs: Virginia, Callai, Debast, Vagiannidis, Kochorashvili, Faye, Braganca, Flavio Goncalves, Quaresma, Nel, Mangas

Arsenal Team News

SofaScore lists five absentees for Arteta to contend with, some being key names and others being hits to his squad depth which has proven so effective in this campaign. The biggest problem is no doubt to Bukayo Saka, the wide man is one of the team’s main attacking outlets.

Also sidelined are Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino, and defensive talents Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie, the latter two could force some interesting decisions in the back line.