- The Arsenal vs Luton Town match will kick off on Wednesday at 2130EAT.
- Arsenal are in second place on 65 points, two behind leaders Liverpool.
- Luton Town are in 18th place on 22 points.
Title-chasing Arsenal are set to welcome Luton Town at the Emirates Stadium in an important English Premier League match on Wednesday.
The Gunners go into the clash on the back of a draw against title rivals Manchester City over the weekend where they became the first side to stop City from scoring since 2021.
The clash provides an excellent opportunity for Mikel Arteta’s army to bounce back to winning ways against a Luton side currently enduring a difficult spell.
A win for Arsenal will increase their tally this season to 68 points and help them return to the top of the table before leaders Liverpool host Sheffield United on Thursday.
On the other hand, Luton Town approach Wednesday’s game without a single win in 10 games.
The last time the Robert Edwards-coached side picked up the maximum points in the league was on Tuesday, January 30 when they hammered Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 at the Kenilworth Road.
The goals came courtesy of Elijah Adebayo, who scored a hat-trick and Chiedozie Somkelechukwu Ogbene.
The club is fighting relegation at the moment and a defeat at the Emirates will drastically reduce their chances of avoiding the axe at the end of the season.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming tie.
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What time does Arsenal vs Luton Town start?
The match is scheduled to start at 9:30 PM Tanzanian time on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal vs Luton Town Team News
Luton Town travel to North London without several of their key players who are currently nursing various injuries.
Marvelous Nakamba (knee), Gabriel Osho (knee), Tom Lockyer (chest), Elijah Adebayo (thigh), Jacob Brown (knee), Mads Andersen (calf) and Dan Potts (thigh) are all expected to miss Wednesday’s encounter.
Other players, who are set to sit this one out include Amari’i Kyren Bell (thigh), Alfie Doughty (knock), and Reece Burke (knock).
Arsenal loanee Albert Sambi Lokonga will also not be available for Luton Town since he is ineligible to play against his parent club.
Meanwhile, besides long term absentee Jurrien Timber and Bukayo Saka, who limped off in the clash against Manchester City, Arsenal have most of their players fit and ready to hit the road.
With Saka being a doubt, Arteta is likely to deploy Gabriel Martinelli, Fabio Viera or Leandro Trossard to player the right wing position.
Possible Starting Lineups
Arsenal: Raya, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Saliba, Zinchenko, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Viera, Havertz, Jesus
Luton Town: Kaminski, Johnson, Hashioka, Mengi, JoKabore, Barkley, Mpanzu, Clark, Morris, Townsend, Woodrow
Arsenal vs Luton Town Head-to-head
Arsenal and Luton Town have met each other only once in all competitions in recent years, with Arsenal picking up the maximum points.
A total of seven goals were scored in the encounter which was played on December 5, 2023. Germany national team forward Kai Havertz netted a late winner in the last moments of the epic clash to ensure the Gunners register a 4-3 win.
Arsenal: 1
Draw: 0
Luton Town: 0
Arsenal vs Luton Town current form
Arsenal: WWWWD
Luton Town: LDLDL
Arsenal vs Luton Town Prediction
The Gunners have not lost single match since the start of the year and they are among the clubs that have conceded the fewest goals in the league since the start of the season.
Therefore, Luton Town is not expected to give Arsenal a hard time at the Emirates on Wednesday.
However, since anything can happen in football, Luton Town should not be completely ruled out from picking something from the clash.
Quick facts on Arsenal vs Luton Town
Have Luton ever beaten Arsenal?
Luton defeated Arsenal 3–2 in the 1988 Football League Cup final and remained in the First Division until relegation at the end of the 1991–92 season.
What major trophy has Luton Town won?
Over 35 years ago, the League Cup saw one of the greatest shocks in the competition’s history. Luton Town beat defending champions Arsenal in the 1988 Final in an end-to-end affair in front of over 95,000 Hatters and Gunners fans at the old Wembley Stadium.
What is Luton Town’s nickname?
Luton Town’s nickname is the Hatters because of Luton’s historical connection with the hat-making trade and the club badge has a traditional straw hat above the town’s crest.