The only team in the Premier League with their unbeaten home record still intact, Arsenal seek to avoid a festive giant killing in Friday's Emirates encounter with Ipswich Town.
The Gunners spent Christmas Day third in the top-flight standings, while their visitors are bottom but one and are two points from safety, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ARSENAL vs. IPSWICH TOWN
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ARSENAL
Out: Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Raheem Sterling (knee), Ben White (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee)
Doubtful: Oleksandr Zinchenko (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Jesus, Havertz, Trossard
IPSWICH TOWN
Out: Sam Morsy (suspended), Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles), Janoi Donacien (fitness), George Hirst (knee), Axel Tuanzebe (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Muric; Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Cajuste, Phillips; Hutchinson, Szmodics, Clarke; Delap
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Ben Knapton
