Arsenal host Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in a huge clash in the top-four race.
Should Chelsea lose at lunchtime, victory would see Arsenal or Forest climb to third.
Team News
Ben White is ruled out for Arsenal until the New Year with a knee injury.
Raheem Sterling is available after he was ineligible to play in their 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka (fitness), Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu (both knee) and Leandro Trossard (knock) are doubts for selection.
Kieran Tierney (hamstring) remains sidelined.
Forest have no fresh injury concerns to report as Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) and Danilo (ankle) remain sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Arsenal host Forest at Emirates Stadium on Saturday 23 November at 3pm GMT, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Arsenal have won six of their last seven league meetings against Forest (W6, L1).
- Forest have failed to win in two previous league visits to Arsenal’s current home – Emirates Stadium (L2).
- Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi scored in both meetings last season.
- Mikel Arteta’s Gunners are looking to avoid five consecutive league games without a win for the first time since a seven-match run from November – December 2020.
- Forest are yet to lose away in their last six away games in the top-flight (W4, D2).
Prediction
Without a win in four games, Arsenal’s immediate focus has to be on consolidating a top-four spot come end of season but they must first rediscover their attacking groove and avoid sloppy defensive errors.
Forest meanwhile were simply outplayed defensively on the counter-attack in the second-half of their home loss to Newcastle, but their own attack was wasteful so they need to just reset given their unbeaten away form.
Arsenal though should have the edge if they turn up and deliver their top performance, although Forest’s balanced style could prove tricky to break down initially.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Result: Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest
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