Arsenal must overcome one of the surprise packages of European football in 2021/22 if they are to make it two wins out of two in Europa League Group A.
Bodo/Glimt caused arguably the shock result of last season when they thrashed eventual champions Roma 6-1 at home in the Europa Conference League group stage to hand Jose Mourinho the heaviest defeat of his managerial career – and they proved it was no fluke by beating the Italian giants again in the quarterfinals before being knocked out in the second leg.
Only a defeat at Dinamo Zagreb denied Bodo/Glimt a place in the Champions League at the last qualifying hurdle this season, the Norwegian champions having won the first leg of their playoff.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Arsenal vs. Bodo/Glimt live score
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Arsenal vs. Bodo/Glimt live updates, highlights from Europa League
120 mins from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ coverage of a meeting between two sides who are undefeated in the Europa League so far this season.
Both of these teams share a commonality apart from their unbeaten records in the competition, Arsenal having won 2-1 at Zurich while Bodo/Glimt beat the same opponents by the same score at home.
In the meantime, Arsenal had their game postponed at home to PSV, against whom Bodo secured a 1-1 draw away.
Arsenal are huge favourites to win tonight but will be wary of Bodo’s reputation after the Norwegian Eliteserien side beat eventual champions Roma twice in the Europa Conference League last season, drawing and losing their other matches against Jose Mourinho’s side.
Will a Gunners team that is likely to be largely second-string continue the confident form Mikel Arteta’s men showed in their storming 3-1 win at home to Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday? We’ll find out in around two hours’ time…
💫 The stage is set at Emirates Stadium pic.twitter.com/W4TuM01btj
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 6, 2022
Why does Bodo/Glimt have a slash in its name?
When the club was originally founded in 1916, it was known as Fotballklubben Glimt – ‘football club’ followed by the Norwegian word for lightning.
It emerged that an older club from the Trondelag region of Norway had the same name, so Glimt changed their name to Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt in 1948.
Is Bodoe/Glimt the only side in football with a forward slash. That’s not their striker’s name by the way.
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) October 21, 2021
The two words in the name were originally separated by a hyphen but that changed during the 1980s to avoid confusion on betting coupons and results pages of newspapers.
The unusual name regularly attracts intrigue from fans and pundits, although there are other examples of clubs in northern Europe using slashes in their team names.
Arsenal vs. Bodo/Glimt predicted lineups
Defender Cedric Soares could miss out with a knock picked up during a training session before Arsenal’s 3-1 Premier League home win against Tottenham on Saturday, while midfielders Mohamed Elneny and Reiss Nelson are both out with thigh problems.
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe had surgery on a groin issue last week and will not return until December.
Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3): Turner (GK) — Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney — Vieira, Sambi Lokonga — Marquinhos, Xhaka, Martinelli — Nketiah
Sondre Fet is out for Bodo/Glimt with a knee injury suffered by the midfielder in May.
Forward Ola Solbakken, who was capped by Norway last year, missed the 4-1 win at Lillestrom on Saturday with a shoulder issue, and midfielder Gaute Vetti was also absent through injury.
Bodo/Glimt predicted lineup (4-3-2-1): Haikin (GK) – Sampsted, Moe, Hoibraten, Wembangomo – Vetlesen, Berg, Saltnes – Mvuka, Pellegrino – Espejord
How to watch Arsenal vs. Bodo/Glimt
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | October 6 | October 6 | October 6 | October 7 |
| Time | 20:00 BST | 15:00 ET | 15:00 ET | 06:00 AET |
| TV channel | BT Sport 2, BT Sport Ultimate | Unimas, TUDN | – | – |
| Streaming | BT Sport | Paramount+, ViX+, fuboTV | DAZN | Stan Sport |
UK: BT Sport carries exclusive coverage of the Europa League.
US: Paramount+ and ViX+ will stream the match in English. Spanish-language coverage of the Europa League is available on fuboTV, which also offers a free trial to new subscribers, while Unimas and TUDN will show the match on TV.
Canada: Every Europa League game streams live on DAZN.
Australia: Every Europa League game streams live on Stan Sport.
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