The Reds currently sit one point ahead of Town in fourth place and are looking for their second win in five games, having fell narrowly to
bottom side Burnley 3 - 2 in their last game.
A home game against
bottom side Burnley should offer them a chance to get three points on the board you would imagine, but then again, the Clarets simply have to come out and throw the kitchen sink at this.
Not exact matches
Arsene Wenger was delighted with his
side after they clinched an eighth straight win in the league after beating second from
bottom Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday evening.
However,
Burnley have won their last two games and have begun to put some semblance of form together and with both
sides looking to pull away from the
bottom of the table it is sure to be an exciting encounter.
Arsenal will hope to register back to back wins for the first time in PL this season when they face
bottom of the table
side Burnley on Saturday.
Arsenal v
Burnley Arsenal -1.75 Goal 3 Arsenal are 24 -7-2 against
sides placed in the
bottom half of the table in their last 33 games at the Emirates with an impressive +52 goal differential.
Those are three tough fixtures and Rovers did well to avoid defeat in all three, but all three were at home and while Blackburn are undefeated in their last two away ventures in the league, both of those away encounters were against the two
sides right at the very
bottom of the table in
Burnley (0 - 1) and Portsmouth (0 - 0).