Arsenal will look to secure a third successive Premier League win to tighten their grip on fourth spot when they face Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday evening.
The Gunners have rediscovered some good form by winning their previous two games, with the latest coming in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat of West Ham United to move into the top four.
As for Leeds, they will be desperate for three points and to avoid a third successive defeat in what is a horrible run of games for Marcelo Bielsa’s side.
The Yorkshire club were taught a footballing lesson during their 7-0 hammering from Manchester City on Tuesday, but will be keen to make amends here in front of their own crowd as they look to steer further away from the relegation zone.
The Gunners are close to a fully fit squad for this contest, but the hosts are having a bit of an injury crisis themselves with up to eight players currently on the sidelines.
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When is Leeds vs Arsenal?
Leeds vs Arsenal will kick-off at 5:30pm on Saturday, December 18 at Elland Road.
The last meeting between the two sides actually came earlier on this season back in October, when the Gunners defeated their visitors 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round thanks to second half goals from Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah.
How to watch
The match will be televised on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, while Sky customers can stream this via SkyGo and watch in-game clips on the Sky Sports website and app.
Odds
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Leeds 14/5
Draw 14/5
Arsenal 10/11
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Team news
Marcelo Bielsa could be without up to seven injured players ahead of this game, while Junior Firpo will definitely miss out through suspension.
Robin Koch could be set to return after struggling with illness, but Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford are all struggling with thigh injuries and are being assessed as things stand.
Rodrigo (heel), Pascal Strujik (foot), Jamie Shackleton (achilles) and Daniel James (groin) are all likely to miss out as well.
Things are far better for Mikel Arteta as he has just two absentees through injury ahead of this fixture, while it is unlikely that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will return to the squad after being stripped of his captaincy in the week.
Otherwise, the game comes too early for Bernd Leno (groin) and Sead Kolasinac (ankle) will remain out until the new year.
