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Leeds Utd v Arsenal
Saturday 18th December@ 17:30 | Elland Road
Leeds will still be licking their wounds as they prepare for the visit of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. Back to back defeats against Chelsea and Manchester City have hampered the Whites efforts to create distance between themselves and the bottom three. They currently find themselves five points clear, and two places above 18th place Burnley who have two games in hand over the Whites. They also have a superior goal difference, by eight.
Their quest for points will not have been made any easier after hearing that their absentee list may have grown to eight, following an ankle injury to Jamie Shackleton (who hobbled off midway through the first half mauling at the Etihad) and a one match suspension for Junior Firpo who picked up his fifth booking of this campaign.
Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper are long term absentees, whilst Rodrigo, Bamford, Koch and Struijk are thought to be on the mend, but unlikely to return to action this weekend.
Arsenal are in fine form, having recorded back to back wins against Southampton and West Ham, and keeping a clean sheet in the process. Aubameyang (disciplinary issues) and Kolasinac (ankle) have been ruled out. Shot stopper Bernd Leno and Emile Smith Rowe will both face late fitness tests after respective groin injuries! Granit Xhaka is fit after overcoming a recent knee ligament injury.
