English Premier League - Arsenal VS Luton Town Prediction
English Premier League - Arsenal VS Luton Town
Match Time: 04-04-2024 02:30 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Arsenal
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will rotate his squad for the midweek clash against Luton Town, as he will have to manage a congested period of upcoming fixtures. The main focus for the Spaniard will be to keep his best players fit for the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. So, there are chances of rotations for the clash with the Hatters.
Before the Manchester City game, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, and Bukayo Saka barely trained but still featured. Saka was taken off late in the game due to fatigue. While many may anticipate Arteta will start him on the bench, the England international might recover and start on Wednesday.
With Martinelli, he may side with caution and start the winger from the bench again. Gabriel Jesus was outstanding on the flank on Sunday and might retain his place. Should Arteta rest Saka, then Trossard and the Brazilian have chances to feature alongside Kai Havertz in the front three.
Thomas Partey could start a game for the first time since August, as he was sharp in a cameo against City. He could replace Jorginho, as Arteta would want to give the Italian international some rest, and he seems like the first choice to start alongside Declan Rice. Takehiro Tomiyasu also has a chance to make his first start in months, as he could replace Ben White, while Oleksandr Zinchenko could start in place of Jakub Kiwior.
Luton Town
The loss to Tottenham did add to Luton Town’s treatment room, with three of the starters from that game suffering knocks. Reece Burke, Alfie Doughty, and Tahith Chong all suffered knocks in the Spurs game and are doubtful about the trip to the Emirates, considering the time between the two clashes.
With the trio now significant doubts, Luton Town’s injury list is now up to 13 players. At the same time, Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga cannot take part due to his ineligibility to face his parent club. Edwards might look at Daiki Hashioka, Cauley Woodrow, and Jordan Clark to replace the doubtful trio, although there is still hope that Chong will make it through.
Edwards might continue to play with his variation of the 4-3-3, with Clark, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu and Ross Barkley taking their midfield spots. With Chong expected to make it through, he could retain his place on the left side of the front three.
Andros Townsend could bring his experience in such a game and play on the right side of the attacking third. With Elijah Adebayo still absent through an injury, Carlton Morris is best placed to lead the line for the Hatters.
Arsenal vs Luton Town Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Arsenal have an impressive historical record against Luton Town and have won 28 out of the 49 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Luton Town's 10 victories.
*Arsenal won the reverse fixture by a narrow 4-3 margin and are looking to complete a league double against Luton Town for the first time since the 1983-84 season.
*Luton Town have conceded at least twice in each of their last 11 matches away from home against Arsenal in the league and have lost each of their last 10 such games.
*Arsenal have won each of their five matches against newly-promoted teams in the Premier League this season and have scored at least three goals in each game.
*Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 38 matches against newly-promoted teams in the Premier League and have won each of their last nine such games.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Luton Town
While Luton may have gleaned zero points from their trip to Tottenham, their grit and determination was made all the more impressive due to their eye-watering injury list, which is showing no signs of letting up before another taxing North London trip. Faced with the best attack and defence in the Premier League, though, the Hatters' prolific run in front of goal should finally come to an end, as the Gunners run riot against their ravaged visitors to ascend to first place.
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