Commentary on Arsenal vs Luton is strongly in favor of the home team, it will not be surprising if Mikel Arteta and his team win 3 points to continue the championship race in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal vs Luton: 3 more points for the Gunners

Arsenal lost the top spot in the table to Liverpool before the big battle with Man City at Etihad Stadium. The Red Brigade defeated Brighton 2-1 at home, and to reclaim the No. 1 position, Mikel Arteta and his team had to win against Man City. The London team could not do that, but the 0-0 draw could make the Spanish teacher feel satisfied. It was a match where both Arsenal and Man City played cautiously, not many opportunities were created and the goalless draw was reasonable given what happened on the field.

Arsenal just drew 0-0 with Man City at the Etihad

By holding Man City to a draw at Etihad, Arsenal was unbeaten in both matches against Man City this season (first leg won 1-0 at Emirates). Arsenal has now dropped to 2nd place after round 30, they are 2 points behind top team Liverpool and 1 point ahead of 3rd ranked team Man City. After the match on Green Man’s field, Arsenal will return home to host Luton in round 31 of the 2023/24 Premier League. Commentary on Arsenal vs Luton is strongly in favor of the home team, it will not be surprising if Mikel Arteta and his team win 3 points to continue the championship race in the Premier League this season.

Statistics show that Arsenal always plays well against rookies. Specifically, in the last 5 clashes with newly promoted teams, the Gunners all won. In addition, Arsenal have a 38-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League against newly promoted teams at the Emirates since a 1-2 loss to Hull City in 2008. 

On the other side of the front line, Luton just played a pretty good match on Tottenham’s field. Rob Edwards’ team opened the scoring against Spurs after Tahith Chong’s goal. It took the home team early in the second half to find an equalizer after Issa Kabore’s own goal. Luton then played resiliently, but Son Heung-min’s goal in the 86th minute caused them to leave Tottenham Stadium empty-handed.

There were no points against Tottenham, but there were many positive things Luton showed in this match. That was the 18th consecutive Premier League match that Rob Edwards and his team scored a goal, and they also showed great playing spirit. Now the away team marches to Emirates Stadium with 10 consecutive matches without a win in all competitions, including 7 losses and 3 draws.

Arsenal vs Luton round 31 of Premier League 2023/24

Luton have been eliminated in all cup competitions, and now they focus entirely on the relegation battle in the Premier League. Currently, the home team at Kenilworth Road is ranked 18th on the rankings, but they are only behind the safe position of Nottingham Forest in terms of secondary indicators. The distance between the away team and Everton, the team ranked 17th, is only 3 points. The chance to survive relegation is still there for the rookies of the Premier League this season if they play well in the rest of the season.

Ross Barkley and his teammates have lost all three of their last three Premier League matches in which they led, they are only the third team in the tournament’s history to receive this sad achievement. Luton also arrived at the Emirates without a single clean sheet away from home in the Premier League since the start of the season. In the first leg, Luton played resiliently against Arsenal, only losing 3-4 at home in the final minutes of extra time of the match. 

In terms of strength, the trio of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes all suffered minor injuries, leaving the possibility of playing for Arsenal open. The away team will also be without the services of Jurrien Timber, who hopes to return to action later this month. Mikel Arteta can make changes compared to the starting lineup against Man City, whereby Fabio Vieira, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey are likely to play from the start.

Luton did not win in the last 10 matches in all competitions

For Luton Town, midfielder on Arsenal Albert’s payroll, Sambi Lokonga – loaned to Luton will not be eligible to face directly against the parent team. The visiting team’s list of 13 injured players includes Tom Lockyer (heart), Amari’i Bell (thigh), Marvelous Nakamba (knee), Elijah Adebayo (thigh), Dan Potts (thigh), Mads Andersen (calf ), Chiedozie Ogbene (thigh), Jacob Brown (knee), Gabriel Osho (knee), Reece Burke, Alfie Doughty and Chong, the latter three were all injured in the loss to Tottenham. Now Daiki Hashioka, Cauley Woodrow, Jordan and Fred Onyedinma are all waiting for their chance to start.

Comment on Arsenal vs Luton

Arsenal won by more than 2 goals: Luton showed great fighting spirit against Tottenham, they only lost to Arsenal by 1 goal difference in the first leg. However, the away team is losing more than one squad due to injuries, and consecutive matches like this will definitely cause them many difficulties. With Arsenal, they have better squad depth, higher squad quality and home field advantage. The Gunners will likely win a clear victory against their opponents.

Less than 4 goals: Luton’s offense is playing quite well, but Arsenal’s defense is playing very solidly. The opportunity for the away team to score at the Emirates is very difficult, while the opportunity for the Gunners to score at least 4 goals into the opponent’s net is also not easy.

Score prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Luton

Subsidiary information

• Arsenal won 5 recent matches in a row against rookies in the Premier League.
• Arsenal are unbeaten in 38 home matches against newly promoted teams in the Premier League.
• The last time Arsenal lost to a rookie team at the Emirates in the Premier League was in 2008. 
• Luton scored in 18 consecutive Premier League matches.
• Luton did not win in the last 10 matches in all competitions, including 7 losses.
• There have been more than 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Luton’s last 10 matches in the Premier League.
• Luton have not won their last 9 matches in the Premier League.
• Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 9 matches in the Premier League.

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