Arsenal na buɗe kakar 2026/27 ta Premier League a gida da Coventry City, ƙungiyar da ta hau, ranar Asabar 22 ga watan Agusta, da kick-off da karfe 8:00pm BST. Zakarun Premier League na shiga kakar bayan kwana 33 kacal bayan wasan karshe na FIFA World Cup 2026, don fara kare nadinsu ba tare da ɓata lokaci ba.
Hanyar da ta kai wannan lokaci
Arsenal ta ƙare jiran shekara 22 don lashe kambun Premier League a kakar da ta gabata, yayin da Coventry City ta kammala tafiyarta ta ban mamaki — ta lashe kambun Championship a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Frank Lampard, ta zira kwallaye 97, kuma ta gama kakar da maki 11 sama da Ipswich Town a matsayi na biyu don dawo babbar gasar na farko tun 2001.
Hanyar Sky Blues ta dawowar ba ta kasance ta sauƙi ba. Tun bayan faɗuwarsu a 2001, Coventry ta kai ƙasa har League Two, ta taka wasannin gida a Northampton da Birmingham saboda rikicin filin wasa, kuma ta kusan asarar rayuwarta — lamarin da ya sa kambun kakar da ta gabata ya yi ma'ana sosai ga magoya bayanta masu juriya.
Cikakkun hujjojin Arsenal na kambun
The Gunners na shiga wannan wasan a yanayi mai ƙarfi. Bayan matsayi na biyu a jere sau uku, ƙungiyar Mikel Arteta ta ƙarshe ta cire sunanta na rashin nasara a matakai na ƙarshe, kuma nasarar 3-0 akan Manchester City a Community Shield ranar Lahadi da ta gabata ta tabbatar da matsayinsu a matsayin ƙungiyar da a kan gasa da ita.
Arteta ya ƙara ƙarfafa ƙungiyar a lokacin bazara ta hanyar kawo kyaftin din Newcastle United Bruno Guimaraes don ƙarfafa tsakiyar filin da ya riga ya yi kyau. Ɗan wasan gefensa na Girka Christos Tzolis ya kuma shiga, kuma an ba da rahoton cewa mai tsaron baya na Aston Villa Ezri Konsa yana kusan matsi zuwa arewacin London, wanda ya ƙarfafa layin tsaro wanda ya karɓi kwallaye 27 kawai a Premier League a kakar da ta gabata.
Manufar Arsenal ta tarihi ce: babu ƙungiya ban da Manchester City da ta riƙe kambun Premier League tun 2009.
Yadda za a kallo
A Birtaniya, Sky Sports Main Event da Sky Sports Premier League suna da watsa kai tsaye tun daga karfe 6:30pm BST, da kick-off karfe 8:00pm. Sky Sports na da haƙƙin watsa aƙalla wasanni 215 na Premier League a kakar 2026/27, farashi daga £35 a wata.
A Amurka, USA Network na watsa wasan, da kick-off karfe 3:00pm ET. Ana iya samun tashar ta hanyar YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, da Sling Blue.
Magoya bayan Australiya za su iya kallon wasan a Stan Sport, da kick-off karfe 5:00am AEST ranar Asabar. Sabon shirin Basic with Ads na Stan Sport ya rage farashin wata-wata zuwa AU$29.99 daga AU$32, yana rufe duk wasannin Premier League da UEFA Champions League a duk lokacin kakar.
Hasashen wasan
Coventry sun cancanci yabo mai yawa saboda kai wannan matakin, amma fuskantar zakarun Premier League — wadanda suka yi nasara mai ban mamaki a Community Shield — na daya daga cikin mafi wuya a farkon kakar da ƙungiyar da ta hau za ta iya samu. FourFourTwo na hasashen Arsenal za ta ci da 2-0 ta fara kare naditta da sakamako mai ma'ana.
