Arsenal host Kairat Almaty in Champions League; kick-off time and team news

Goal reports Arsenal host Kairat Almaty in a Champions League match on 28 Jan 2026, kicking off at 15:00 EST and 20:00 GMT, with the Gunners seeking an eighth straight win in the competition.

Arsenal arrive with a 100% record in the group phase and are guaranteed to finish inside the top two regardless of the result, but rotation is expected after their Premier League defeat to Manchester United left their lead reduced to four points and they are winless in three EPL matches. Midfielders Declan Rice and Mikel Merino are suspended for this game, while Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori are back in full training and could feature; Kairat may be without 17-year-old forward Dastan Satpaev. Bukayo Saka could become the second-youngest Arsenal player to reach 50 appearances in major European competition since Cesc Fàbregas, and he averages 12 goals from 24 UCL appearances.

The match will be shown in the USA on Paramount+, in the UK on TNT Sports, in Australia on Stan Sport, in Canada on Fubo Canada, in India on Sony Sports Network, in South/Sub-Saharan Africa on SuperSport, in Malaysia on beIN Sports Malaysia and in the Middle East on beIN Sports MENA. The article also suggests using a VPN such as NordVPN to bypass geo-restrictions and includes guidance for running VPNs on smart TVs and for Apple TV, Roku or consoles where Smart DNS or casting may be needed.