Arsenal need a home win against Ipswich to return to second place and close in on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta’s side go into Friday night’s game nine points behind the Reds and have no margin for error against the Tractor Boys.
How will the home team cope without Bukayo Saka on the wing?
This is how the sides line up:
arsenal team news
Striker Gabriel Jesús has scored five goals in his last two games for Arsenal and starts up front, while Leandro Trossard steps into Bukayo Saka’s shoes.
Declan Rice is back and youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly is back playing in defence.
🔴 TEAM NEWS ⚪️
💪 Lewis-Skelly continues as left back
🔙 Rice returns to the starting eleven
🪄 Trossard on the wingLet’s do this, gunners 👊
—Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 27, 2024
Arsenal XI: David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba, Jurriën Timber, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard
ipswich team news
Ipswich may have started to find some form on the road, but they have not won a game against a team in the Premier League’s top four since 1995 and have not won at Arsenal since Sir Bobby Robson was in charge in 1979.
Kalvin Phillips has a chance in midfield while Sam Morsy is suspended.
Your Blues in the capital. 🫡#ARCHIVE | @Nustone_ES pic.twitter.com/GYhH7UxvQQ
– IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) December 27, 2024
Ipswich XI: Arijanet Muric, Leif Davis, Jacob Greaves, Luke Woolfenden, Dara O’Shea, Jens Ctrabajo, Kalvin Phillips, Sam Szmodics, Omari Hutchinson, Ben Johnson, Liam Delap
