Despite their defeat against Manchester United a fortnight ago, no team has won more points at home this season than the 29 by Arsenal, and nobody has conceded fewer goals than their eight. Manager Mikel Arteta is sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Odegaard, both of whom missed the 1-0 League Cup semi-final second-leg win over Chelsea on Tuesday. Saka pulled up injured in the warm-up ahead of last week's 4-0 demolition of Leeds United, during which top scorer Viktor Gyokeres netted his first league goal from open play since 1 November. With three against Leeds and one against Burnley, four of the Sweden striker's six league goals this season have come against promoted sides, a record that bodes well given Saturday's opposition. Gyokeres, though, will be keen to add more goals to his game during the title run-in and avoid a reputation as a flat-track bully, especially with the fit-again Gabriel Jesus challenging him for a starting role.

Source: BBC February 07, 2026 03:24 UTC