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Lee Wilmot

The team Martin Keown will be 'hiding behind the sofa' when Arsenal play and it's not Man City

Arsenal had been enjoying a reasonable start to the season until they encountered newly-promoted Sheffield United on Monday night.

The Gunners had only been beaten by Liverpool before then, with four wins and three draw from their other seven matches.

But they slipped to a 1-0 defeat against the Blades, missing out on a place back in the top four in the Premier League.

The Gunners take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to get back on the horse.

Looking at their fixture list, Unai Emery's side appear to have a favourable run coming up as they look to cement a place in the top four.

However, there is one fixture that sticks out, given what happened on Friday night.

After Palace, Arsenal have a home game with Wolves, before a trip to the King Power to take on a Leicester side who broke records on Friday night in handing out a 9-0 shellacking to Southampton.

And it is a game Arsenal legend Martin Keown is not looking forward to.

In analysing the Foxes' thumping win on Match of the Day, Keown said: "They play Arsenal in a couple of weeks and I'm going to be hiding behind the sofa when that happens because I really fear for Arsenal."

Arsenal v Crystal Palace match preview

And presenter Gary Lineker felt much the same way, but for different reasons.

The Leicester fan said: "So will I if they win the league because I said I would shave my head!"

Lineker previously agreed to do the show in his underpants if Leicester won the league in 2015/16, which they famously did.

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