Prediction: Arsenal to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Luton Town and Arsenal will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this week. The match between Rob Edwards’s side and Mikel Arteta’s team will be held at Kenilworth Road and is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 pm UK time on Tuesday.
Luton Town
Luton Town are one of the smallest clubs in the Premier League. Not many expected them to even get promoted from the Championship at the end of last season. The Hatters are not expected to top-flight status in English football next season, but they are surely going to try.
Rob Edwards’s side are 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with nine points from 14 matches. Luton are two points above the relegation zone and four points above bottom side Sheffield United.
Luton have lost three of their last six Premier League matches. They have won just two of their 14 league games so far this season. Luton will head into the match against Arsenal on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Brentford away from home in the Premier League.
Team News:
Luton Town defenders Tom Lockyer and Teden Mengi face fitness tests after being forced off at Brentford with back and knee problems respectively. Alfie Doughty could start after recovering from a hip injury. Albert Sambi Lokonga is ineligible to play against his parent club Arsenal.
Arsenal
Arsenal are doing extremely well at the moment. While the Gunners have not played great football, they are getting the job done. There is a sense of pragmatism in the way that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is playing his football this season, and it is yielding results.
The Gunners are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 33 points from 14 matches. Arsenal are two points above second-placed Liverpool and three points ahead of defending champions Manchester City, who are third.
Arsenal have won their last three Premier League matches and have lost just one of their last six league fixtures. The North London club will head Into the match against Luton on the back of a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
Team News:
Japan international full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu is doubtful for the match against Luton Town. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta decided to take him off against Wolverhampton Wanderers as a precaution because of a muscle issue. Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira and Jurrien Timber all are on the sidelines.
Key Factors to Consider
- This is the first meeting in any competition since Luton Town beat Arsenal 1-0 in the top flight on Boxing Day 1991.
- Luton Town are one of three sides without a top-flight clean sheet this season.
- Arsenal have kept four Premier League clean sheets on the road this season, the highest figure in the top flight.
- Bukayo Saka is set to make his 200th appearance for Arsenal in all competitions.
- Arsenal have won their last seven Premier League matches in December.
Conclusion
Luton Town are among the favourites to get relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. It is hard to see them win against Arsenal. While the home team will put up a fight, the Gunners will get the job done comfortably in the end.
Prediction: Arsenal to win 3-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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