Mikel Arteta has the perfect match to get his side back to winning ways against Southampton and keep their European hopes alive - so long as the issues have been addressed.
Arsenal are the favourites at 4/6 with Grosvenor Sport while Southampton are 23/5 and a draw is 29/10.
The Gunners find themselves on a slippery slope form-wise having picked up three defeats in their last four matches.
Arteta saw his side lose back-to-back matches to Everton and Manchester United but are only four points behind West Ham in fourth and could leapfrog arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur - who have since had their match at Brighton postponed.
Equally, they are also four points ahead of 13th-place Brentford so the sooner they get back to winning ways the better for the north London club.
For Southampton, they would have felt robbed of all three points after Brighton & Hove Albion pulled off yet another dramatic last-minute equaliser thanks to their striker Neal Maupay.
They are only two places above the relegation zone and need results to give themselves some breathing space before the traditional Christmas fixture congestion commences.
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Team stats
- Both teams score in a third of Arsenal's matches in the Premier League so far this season - they have finished five out of 15 matches this way. Both teams to score 10/13
- Just under half of Arsenal's (seven out of 15) matches have finished over 2.5 goals
- The Gunners average 10.2 total corners per league game - the league average this season is 10.38 - under 10.5 total corners is 4/5
Players to watch
Emile Smith Rowe was the main man during Arsenal's unbeaten run earlier this season.
The young midfielder has established himself as one of the go-to players for Mikel Arteta and his form saw him rewarded with an England cap.
If he performs, Arsenal will get a result.
Meanwhile, Southampton will be hoping Chelsea loanee Armando Broja will add to his goalscoring tally after finding the net against Brighton last weekend for the first time in four matches.
H2H
This will be the 103rd meeting between the two sides.
Southampton have not won in their last five meetings against the Gunners.
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