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The Gunners are traveling to West Yorkshire to try to maintain their four main ambitions against Terriers threatened with relegation
After defeat against Manchester City, Arsenal is back to action with a trip to Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
Unai Emery's men found themselves in sixth place after defeating the champions, while Manchester United was ahead in the standings.
They will be hoping to keep pace with the Red Devils and Chelsea, fourth at John Smith Stadium, and will be confident of victory over the Terriers, who look guilty at the foot of the table.
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Jan Siewert has not won yet since he took over from David Wagner at the leading position in Huddersfield, but can the organizers give a shock and annihilate the Gunners' first four hopes?
| Thu | Huddersfield vs Arsenal |
| Date | Saturday, February 9 |
| Time | 15h00 GMT / 10h00 ET |
TV channel, live broadcast and how to watch
In the United States, the game can be broadcast on Telemundo Deportes and streamed on NBC Sports Live.
| American television channel | Online feed |
|---|---|
| Telemundo Deportes | NBC Sports Live |
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will not be aired as it takes place during the blackout period.
| British television channel | Online feed |
|---|---|
| N / A | N / A |
Squads and news from the team
| Position | Huddersfield players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Lossl, Hamer, Schofield |
| defenders | Smith, Lowe, Zanka, Schindler, Stankovic, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Jorgensen, Brown |
| Midfielders | Hogg, Billing, Sabiri, Pritchard, Bacuna, Puncheon, Mooy |
| Before | Kachunga, Depoitre, Quaner, Mounie, Diakhaby, Grant |
Jonathan Hogg and Erik Durm are expected to return for Jan Siewert, who has missed all three previous matches, while Chris Lowe hopes to play after being shaken by an illness.
Danny Williams remains a long-time absentee while Isaac Mbenza is ruled out for five to six weeks due to a calf problem.
Huddersfield potential from XI: Lossl; Schindler, Smith, Kongolo, Durm; Hogg, Puncheon, Mooy; Diakhaby, Kachunga, Depoitre.
| Position | Players of arsenal |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Cech, Leno, Martinez |
| defenders | Koscielny, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Kolasinac, Medley, Pleguezuelo, Mustafi |
| Midfielders | Elneny, Ramsey, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Willock |
| Before | Ozil, Iwobi, Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Nketiah, Suarez, Mkhitaryan |
Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding and Danny Welbeck remain longtime absentees for Unai Emery. Sokratis Papastathopoulos is also absent due to an ankle injury.
However, Granit Xhaka, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Henrikh Mkhitaryan could all be available as they recovered problems, while Denis Suarez will attempt to win his first start.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was ill during the week, raises questions, but is expected to be fit enough to play.
Arsenal potential from the XI: Leno; Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Koscielny, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Lacazette, Ozil, Suarez; Aubameyang.
Arsenal is favorite at 3/5 with bet365. A draw costs 17/5, while a Huddersfield win can be doubled to 19/4.
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Match preview
Arsenal's hopes of being among the top four and next season's Champions League football are threatened, as the Gunners head to Huddersfield Town, knowing that nothing could make them lose a victory.
Winning the Europa League would be an alternative way to compete in Europe's leading club competition for next season, but Unai Emery will still aspire to finish above Manchester United and Chelsea.
The Londoners from the north went to Manchester City on their last outing and, defeats, opened the door to the resurgence of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United, to allow them to move to fifth place.
Fourth in the standings, Chelsea are currently three points ahead of the Gunners and the points lost by the top three will be damaging. Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool are certainly too far to be caught.
"The mindset is the same," said Emery. "Our players have the mentality, good things with some players, we have players with good opportunities."
Emery will ensure that his team resists the temptation to consider the game against the Huddersfield League base as a formality.
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Despite his bad position, at 13 points of safety, the new manager Jan Siewert called on his team to continue to fight.
Talk to Sky sports On the question of whether relegation was a foregone conclusion, the city president said: "I do not agree at all.As long as it is possible from a mathematical point of view, everything is possible in football.
"I said it from the beginning, I still believe it, so I'm working for it, I think the way we work suggests to me, as simple as that."
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