Arsenal vs Manchester United
England – Premier League
Date: Wednesday, 1 January 2020
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Emirates Stadium (London).
Arsenal are scheduled to entertain Manchester United in the New Year’s Day Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mikel Arteta have faced off just once on the itch during their respective Premier League careers.
Arsenal slipped to defeat against Chelsea over the weekend, despite leading their opponents for 70 minutes of the match.
Arsenal vs Manchester United Head to head (h2h)
Teams Arsenal Manchester United played so far 54 matches.
Arsenal won 14 direct matches. Manchester United won 25 matches. 15 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.63 goals per Match.
Arsenal vs Manchester United Prediction
Arsenal in actual season average scored 1.95 goals per match. In 17 (94.44%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 16 (88.89%) matches in season 2019 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Manchester United average scored 1.71 goals per match in season 2019. In 11 (68.75%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 6 (37.50%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team news
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is doubtful after sustaining a knee injury against Chelsea, but Granit Xhaka hopes to have recovered from illness in time to play.
Sokratis (concussion), Gabriel Martinelli (thigh), Hector Bellerin (hamstring), Rob Holding (knee) and Dani Cellabos (hamstring) will also be assessed, while Sead Kolasinac (ankle) and Kieran Tierney (shoulder) remain out.
Paul Pogba expects to be in contention for Man Utd after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the midfielder missed the win at Burnley to get some additional rest.
Scott McTominay (knee) remains sidelined but long-term absentees Eric Bailly, Tim Fosu-Mensah and Diogo Dalot all trained on Monday and are closing in on a first-team return.
Match officials
Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Sian Massey-Ellis, Constantine Hatzidakis . Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.