Placed at the bottom of the table, Huddersfield will be facing a much stronger Arsenal at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. They have just won two matches in the Premier League, are lacking confidence and haven't been scoring goals despite having lot of options up front. Huddersfield have lost 12 matches out of their last 13 matches and in their last five matches, they haven't even scored a goal. Arsenal on the other hand have had a poor 2019 so far as they have lost matches which they shouldn't have. They have lost three matches out of their last five which speaks of their recent poor form. Arsenal, however will be looking for an opening to get back to form and they wouldn't have have asked for any other opponent.
ARSENAL
While the defeat at the hands of Manchester City can be justified but a 1-0 loss at the hands of West Ham was someone that no one would have thought. They were also knocked out of FA Cup by Manchester United by a margin of two goals. One could say that they are lacking confidence and things aren't working for them but they have the potential and the players to do it for them, they just need a kick in the head and this match could well be that kick.
IMPACT PLAYERS AND TEAM NEWS
There is no doubt that the Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been their best player this season and he is their top scorer as well with 18 goals across all competitions. Alexandre Lacazzete is also a player to watch out for as he has the ability to score at any moment of the game - he scored in last two home games against Chelsea and Cardiff.
Arsenal are facing some injury issues with both Hector Bellerin and Granite Xhaka sidelined for a long time. Shkodran Mustafi along with Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are all facing injuries but will be making a return soon. Mesut Ozil is expected to return for this game.
HUDDERSFIELD
Huddersfield have been very poor this season as they have now lost 12 matches out of their last 13. They are lacking goal scoring ability and in their last five matches they haven't scored a goal. They are 13 points away from safety which looks really a difficult task for them to achieve. Their toughest job will be to hold Aubameyang and Lacazzete and I won't be surprised if they opt for 5 defenders.
IMPACT PLAYERS AND TEAM NEWS
Steve Mounie is the man who last scored for Huddersfield in a defeat against Burnley. Another player to watch out for is the Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy. But this will be a tough challenge for both of them as they are up against the quality side of Arsenal.
Danny Williams is sidelined for a month at least, Sabiri might be making his comeback soon. Philip Billing might feature in this fixture.
HEAD TO HEAD
These two teams have met 77 times prior to this match and Arsenal have dominated this fixture winning 36 times while Huddersfield have won 16 times and the other 25 have ended in a draw.
RECENT BATTLES
May 13 2018 : Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield
Nov 30 2017 : Arsenal 5-0 Huddersfield
Jan 30 2011 : Arsenal 2-1 Huddersfield
PREDICTION
Huddersfield haven't scored in the last five matches and I don't think the goal drought for them will end against Arsenal. This looks like an easy win for Arsenal and I am predicting a score of 3-0 in favor of Arsenal.
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