Today in the Premier League, two more matches of the 27th round will take place. The most intriguing match will take place in Manchester, where the struggling Manchester United will face one of the main favorites to win the Premier League title - Arsenal from London. Eurofootball.com presents you with a preview of these matches.
Manchester United vs. Arsenal
Match time and location: February 28 at 16:05 at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester;
Referee: Craig Pawson;
Head-to-head history: Manchester United won 95 matches, Arsenal celebrated victory 81 times, and 46 matches ended in draws;
Team form: Manchester United (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses), Arsenal (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss);
Tournament situation: After 26 rounds, Arsenal has 51 points and shares the second-third position with Tottenham Hotspur. They are five points behind the leader Leicester City, who has played one more match. Manchester United has 41 points and is currently in sixth place.
Team news:
Manchester United:
Manchester United, who were missing fourteen injured players in the middle of the week, will assess Anthony Martial's condition before the match and then decide whether to field him.
The situation with David De Gea and Chris Smalling's health will also be closely monitored, and either of them could return to the lineup today. Meanwhile, all other injured United players are expected to miss the match against Arsenal.
Arsenal:
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a knee injury after the match against Barcelona and joins the list of Arsenal's injured players. The Gunners will also be without Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla.
Gabriel Paulista is expected to return to the Arsenal lineup, having missed the last three matches due to injury.
Key facts about the match:
Arsenal has not won in their last eight Premier League matches at Old Trafford (2 draws, 6 losses);
The last time Arsenal won in the Premier League against Manchester United away was in 2006 when Emmanuel Adebayor scored the only goal;
Arsenal won at Old Trafford recently in the FA Cup last season;
If Manchester United win this match, they will be the first team to beat Arsenal 50 times at home;
32 goals in 26 matches are the lowest points collected by Manchester United in this season;
Manchester United scored the fewest goals in their home stadium this season in the Premier League;
Under Louis van Gaal, United has not won their last five matches against opponents from London;
Alexis Sanchez has not scored in 19 out of his last 22 matches in the English Premier League;
If United score in this match, it will be the 700th goal conceded by Arsenal under Arsène Wenger in the Premier League. By the way, Vinnie Jones, well-known in Lithuania, scored the first goal against Wenger's team in the Premier League;
Arsenal have lost seven points when leading in matches, the same as Manchester United;
Only 21% of Arsenal's shots have been taken from outside the penalty area, the lowest among all Premier League clubs.
