Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb LIVE! Champions League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb LIVE!

Arsenal are back in Champions League action tonight as they host Dinamo Zagreb. Having amassed 13 points from their opening six games, the Gunners can qualify for the knockout round with victory at the Emirates Stadium. In fact, a win could be enough to secure a bye to the last-16 stage but that depends on results elsewhere.

Following last night's results, Arsenal currently sit fifth in a 36-team table and can move three points clear of teams such as Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa and Lille by beating the Croatian outfit. Mikel Arteta's side may be misfiring domestically at the moment, but few would bet against them getting the job done tonight.

Zagreb, now managed by Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro, have had an interesting Champions League campaign thus far. Despite a 9-2 hammering by Bayern Munich on matchday one, they will have a chance to qualify for the knockout stage regardless of what happens in north London. Follow Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb latest news

• GOAL! Declan Rice gives Gunners dream start

• Arsenal XI: Kiwior starts

• Dinamo Zagreb XI: Baturina starts

• Standard Sport prediction: Gunners to edge it

Arsenal's dream start

20:54 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Declan Rice fired Arsenal ahead after just two minutes, but the floodgates haven’t opened.

In fact, Dinamo Zagreb deserve credit for staying in the game and they’ve offered a threat in attack.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:48 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

HT: Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

Declan Rice's goal is the difference at the break.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

45 min: Two minutes of added time have been signalled.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:42 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

40 min: A long period of Arsenal possession ends with Gabriel looking to pick out Kai Havertz but the pass was over hit.

Gabriel Martinelli then has a strike at goal but it’s straight down Nevistic’s throat.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:38 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

37 min: Great ball delivered into the box by Gabriel Martinelli but no one is there to take advantage.

The Brazilian has every right to be annoyed with his teammates.

Ademi is shown a yellow card for a strong tackle on Odegaard.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:36 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

34 min: Jurrien Timber has Jakub Kiwior to thank for bailing him out of trouble after losing the ball to Baturina.

Great recovery tackle from the Poland international, time to perfection.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:34 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

33 min: Arsenal play themselves into trouble and Martin Baturina strides forward and squares the ball to Stojkovic who takes far too long and sees his effort blocked.

Martinelli then breaks up the pitch but Mmaee makes a superb tackle to deny the Brazilian.

Standard Sport's Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

20:32 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

31 min: The BBC have Dinamo's xG for the first 30 minutes as 0.01. That tells you all you need to know about this game.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

30 min: Declan Rice celebrates scoring his first ever Champions League goal.

And what a strike it was...

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:29 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

28 min: Lovely pass from Jorginho to spot Havertz’s run behind the Dinamo Zagreb defence. However, the forward delays his effort and the chance is lost.

Replays suggest Havertz was offside, so nothing would have come from it.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:27 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

26 min: Declan Rice goes over to take a corner and his greeted with cups being thrown at him by the Dinamo Zagreb supporters.

That doesn’t put him off though as he whips in a fine delivery but Gabriel heads the ball over.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:25 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

24 min: How’s that for playing out under pressure?

Arsenal seem boxed in but Gabriel, Jorginho, Declan Rice and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain calm to evade the press.

At the other end, Kai Havertz feeds Raheem Sterling but the winger is beaten to the ball before the German heads wide after a decent cross from Zinchenko.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:22 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

21 min: Dinamo Zagreb have their first shot on target as captain Ademi strikes from distance.

Though the effort is high and wide.

Standard Sport's Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

20:19 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

20 min: Kiwior made a solid start at centre-back, so far. Arteta said yesterday he was reluctant to play two left footers, but it's worked fine.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

17 min: That’s a saw one for Gabriel as Kulenovic catches him right on the knee with his studs.

Totally accidental but the Arsenal defender is in pain.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:15 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

14 min: Oh it should be 2-0 Arsenal.

Gabriel is usually so reliable in these situations but this time he meets a corner but heads the ball wide.

Big chance.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:13 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

11 min: First sign of Dinamo Zagreb on the counter as Pierre Gabriel finds himself as the most advanced player.

However, his effort is charged down by Jurrien Timber.

Certainly a warning to Arsenal just to how fast the visitors can get forward.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

9 min: It’s all Arsenal at the moment, some crisp passing sees Jurrien Timber cut the ball back for Kai Havertz whose shot is blocked.

Shouts for handball are waved away.

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

20:09 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

8 min: Confidence is oozing from the Arsenal players as a nice piece of skill from Jakub Kiwior gets an applause from the crowd.

Declan Rice is played in by Martin Odegaard but the goalscorer is denied a second by a great block.

Corner is played in by the Arsenal captain but Gabriel’s header is deflected over.

Standard Sport's Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

20:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

5 min: What a finish from Rice. Arsenal's finishing has been so poor lately, but that was a real sweet hit. A perfect start for Arsenal.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb | Declan Rice '3

20:04 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

3 min: WHAT A START FOR ARSENAL!

The Gunners waste no time in taking the lead as Kai Havertz cushions the ball back for Declan Rice who finds the back of the net with a sweet strike.

Dream start for the hosts!

Standard Sport's Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

20:01 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

1 min: Fair play to Dinamo, they've got a huge away following here and have sold out their allocation. All dressed in black and make a hell of a noise.

KICK-OFF!

20:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We are underway in this Champions League clash.

Here we go!

19:57 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

The teams have emerged from the tunnel.

Time to hear the Champions League theme music, then for the player handshakes, team photo and then kick-off!

Not long now!

19:48 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Less than 15 minutes to go until kick-off!

Transfer watch

19:43 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Two strikers who have been linked with moves to Arsenal are Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres.

They have been in action against each other this evening and both have been on target!

Myles Lewis-Skelly absence explained

19:34 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Myles Lewis-Skelly is the latest Arsenal defender to be struck by injury.

The 18-year-old was left out of the Arsenal squad for Wednesday’s Champions League against Dinamo Zagreb.

Read the full story here!

Around the grounds

19:28 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Visitors are in the building!

19:23 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

The visitors have arrived at the Emirates Stadium...

Dinamo Zagreb changes

19:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Fabio Cannavaro has made six changes to the side that played Celtic in their last Champions League game in December. Key players Sucic, Petkovic and Theophile-Catherine are all missing through injury.

Odegaard's message

19:13 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has called for a special night at the Emirates Stadium.

"It’s the biggest stage, playing against the top teams, and especially at home it’s always special to line up for the anthem before the game."

Standard Sport's Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium

19:06 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Standard Sport’s Simon Collings has reacted to the Arsenal team news...

Arsenal changes

19:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Make that four changes to the Arsenal side that started the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last time out.

Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko come into the defence, Jorginho anchors the midfield and Raheem Sterling starts in attack.

No Myles Lewis-Skelly at all tonight.

Dinamo Zagreb team in full

18:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Dinamo Zagreb XI: Nevistic; Ristovski, Mmaee, Torrente, Pierre-Gabriel; Ademi, Bernauer, Rog; Stojkovic, Kulenovic, Baturina

Subs: Zagorac, Filipović, Kačavenda, Hoxha, Córdoba, Pjaca, Mbuku, Mišić, Baković, Ćutuk, Pavić, Špikić

Arsenal team in full

18:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Sterling, Martinelli, Havertz

Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, Calafiori, Kacurri, Partey, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia

Dinamo Zagreb XI

18:47 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

And lining up for the visitors...

Arsenal XI

18:46 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Here is how Arsenal will lineup tonight...

Team news imminent

18:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We are expecting the team news to be announced shortly.

Stay tuned...

Arteta considering Rice change

18:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We will have team news shortly, but Mikel Arteta has hinted at a role change for Declan Rice amid a shortage of natural right-sided central defenders.

“It has been in my head,” said Arteta. “The reality is that he had to play, because of certain circumstances as a No6, a No8, he played one game as a No10."

Read his full quotes here!

Champions League is Arsenal's best bet

18:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal are no longer Champions League rookies, though, and this competition is quickly becoming their most best shot at a trophy this season.

They are out of the FA Cup, 2-0 down going into the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Newcastle and six points off Premier League leaders Liverpool - who have a game in hand, too.

Read the full story here!

Arsenal dressing room

18:25 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Behind the scenes at the Emirates Stadium as the Arsenal shirts are hung up inside the dressing room ahead of kick-off.

Cannavaro praises Arteta

18:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

This is what Fabio Cannavaro has said about Mikel Arteta ahead of tonight’s showdown...

“We all know the difference between Arsenal and us, but we will try to do everything to make their job difficult,” the Dinamo Zagreb boss told reporters yesterday.

“We played a lot of times, and I also watched Arsenal a lot. I like his way of managing the game and his idea of ​​the game. I want him to win a trophy because he absolutely deserves it.”

Predicted Arsenal XI

18:15 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal are in a commanding position in the Champions League and Arteta may look to rotate his team against Dinamo. Jakub Kiwior could come into the heart of defence given that the Gunners are light on options at centre-back.

Jorginho is another who may get to start by coming into the midfield and Kieran Tierney could get the nod at left-back. Arsenal are very limited in attack, but Raheem Sterling may be handed a start out wide.

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Kiwior, Gabriel, Tierney; Odegaard, Jorginho, Merino; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard

William Saliba latest

18:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

William Saliba misses out for Arsenal tonight through injury.

However, Mikel Arteta is hopeful the defender will return in time for the huge Premier League clash with Manchester City next weekend.

Read the full story here!

Champions League permutations

18:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal host Dinamo Zagreb in their penultimate game of the first stage of the competition, with progression to the knockout rounds in sight.

Teams who finish in the top eight of the table will go straight into the round of 16, which begins on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

So what do Arsenal need to qualify for Champions League knockout stages?

Find out right here!

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb latest odds

18:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal to win: 1/16

Draw: 8/1

Dinamo Zagreb to win: 22/1

Odds via Betfair and subject to change.

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb: Head to head (h2h) history and results

17:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal wins: 3

Draws: 0

Dinamo Zagreb wins: 1

The last meeting between the two sides was nearly a decade ago as the Gunners emerged victorious with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil on the scoresheet.

Standard Sport prediction

17:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

The Gunners may have struggled of late but it would still be a major shock not to see them win here.

Arsenal to win, 2-1.

Dinamo Zagreb team news

17:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Bruno Petkovic is a doubt for Dinamo Zagreb, while midfielder Petar Sucic is set to miss out.

Arsenal team news

17:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal’s injury list remains plentiful. William Saliba missed the Aston Villa game with a hamstring injury and Arteta has confirmed the defender will sit out of the Zagreb clash. Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all out too.

Ethan Nwaneri and Riccardo Calafiori, however, have both returned to training.

How to watch

17:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!

Welcome

17:29 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb.

A huge game in the Champions League awaits as the Gunners look to qualify for the knockout stage.

Kick-off from the Emirates Stadium is at 8pm GMT.