Sporting CP will play in the Champions League for the first time this season without Ruben Amorim in charge, as they host Arsenal on Tuesday.
The Portuguese giants lost influential head coach Amorim to Manchester United over the international break, though his replacement, Joao Pereira, got off to a flying start over the weekend.
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Sporting CP Recent Form
Sporting have been one of the best teams from any league in Europe this season, winning all 11 of their Primeira Liga matches so far.
They remain undefeated in the Champions League and on Matchday Four claimed the scalp of Manchester City with an impressive 4-1 home win. Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick in that one.
In Pereira's first game over the weekend, they beat Amarante 6-0 in the Taca de Portugal.
Sporting CP Injury News
Sporting are missing Nuno Santos and Pedro Goncalves due to injury.
Last Sporting CP Lineup
Here's how Sporting lined up against Amarante.
(4-3-3): Kovacevic; Esgaio, St. Juste, Inacio; Fresneda, Hjulmand, Braganca, Reis; Trincao, Edwards, Harder
Arsenal Recent Form
Arsenal's recent form has been mixed as they have won two, lost two and drawn one of their last five in all competitions.
Prior to the weekend, they went three in a row without a win, losing against Newcastle and drawing with Chelsea in the Premier League and suffering defeat versus Inter in the Champions League.
They got back to winning ways on Saturday, comfortably beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home.
Arsenal Injury News
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are long-term absentees for Arsenal and Ben White recently joined that list after undergoing knee surgery. He's out until the New Year.
Last Arsenal Lineup
Here's how Arsenal lined up against Nottingham Forest.
Sporting CP - Player To Watch
Gyokeres put Man City to the sword with a hat-trick in his last Champions League game and some fans will be viewing this as an audition of sorts as the Swede has been very strongly linked with a move to Arsenal.
Arsenal - Player To Watch
Bukayo Saka scored one and set up another this past weekend which took his goal contribution tally to 13 for the campaign.
Sporting CP vs Arsenal - Prediction
Arsenal will have received a big boost from the win over Forest and they'll need to be close to their best to get something in Portugal as Sporting have a perfect record at home this campaign. Gyokeres and co. will be confident of claiming another big Premier League scalp, however.
Scoreline prediction - Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal
Sporting CP vs Arsenal - Betting Tips
Viktor Gyokeres to Score First
- Viktor Gyokeres has scored 24 goals in 16 starts for club and country this season
