Arsenal and Leeds United round off the first batch of FA Cup third-round fixtures as the two sides meet on Monday night.
Mikel Arteta will be hoping for another encouraging win after a superb 2-0 victory over Manchester United last week, though Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds - top of the Championship - are the toughest side the Gunners could have drawn outside of the top flight.
Date: Monday, January 6th, 2020.
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.
Kick-off time: 7:56pm GMT.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Leeds
Bielsa will relish the chance of going up against Arteta's Arsenal. There is a real prospect of a cupset here, but if Arsenal are at the same level as against Leeds' Pennines rivals Manchester United, expect a home win.
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How to watch
TV channel: BBC One.
Live stream: BBC iPlayer and our LIVE match blog.
Head to head (H2H) history and results
- Arsenal wins: 46
- Draws: 32
- Leeds wins: 41
- Three of their last four meetingg have come in the FA Cup: Arsenal progressed 1-0 in in the 2011/12 season, and went through a season earlier after winning a replay 3-1.
Betting Odds
- Arsenal to win: 1/2
- Leeds to win: 6/1
- Draw: Between 4/1
- (Top tip) Arsenal 2-1: 9/1
Odds provided by Betfair Exchange. Click here for more odds.
Team news
Arsenal: Hector Bellerin and Gabriel Martinelli face late fitness tests on hamstring injuries. A third hamstring victim, Dani Ceballos, is closing in on a return.
Sead Kolasinac is likely to be rested after limping off vs Manchester United, while Joe Willock could come in. Eddie Nketiah could play against the side he was formerly on loan for, but that would mean he'd have to remain with the Gunners for the rest of the season.
Injury list: Calum Chambers (knee), Kieran Tierney (shoulder)
Leeds: Bielsa is obviously without Nketiah now, though Robbie Gotts and Illan Meslier will make their debuts.
Predicted lineups
Arsenal: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Holding, Saka; Willock, Guendouzi; Pepe, Ceballos, Nelson; Aubameyang
Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, White, Cooper, Alioski, Phillips, Helder Costa, Gotts, Klich, Harrison, Bamford
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