Norwich City will welcome Arsenal to Carrow Road in the Premier League matchday 19 on Sunday. The kick-off is at 17:00 CEST.

Preview

Despite going unbeaten in four opening games with Dean Smith at the helm of the club, Norwich are one a three-match losing streak in the league ahead of their clash with Arsenal, including a 2-0 defeat to Smith's former side Aston Villa on December 14. Therefore, the Canaries have returned back to the very bottom of the league table with 10 points. On the other hand, Norwich have had one more week to prepare for this clash as their match with West Ham last weekend was postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak in their squad.

Mikel Arteta's crop, on the other hand, appeat to have found their feet againt as they'll travel to Carrow Road on the back of a four-game winning streak across all competitions, including a 5-1 thrashing of Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup quarter-final on Tuesday. The other three wins of their current run have helped the Gunners move inth the fourth position in the PL standings, 22 points clear of their forthcoming opponents.

Team news

Norwich will be without the services of Milot Rashica and Andrew Omobamidele on Sunday due to injury while Grant Hanley and Ozan Kabak remain doubtful through the same reason. While Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is expected to miss out on the matchday squad once again due to his rift with Arteta, it remains to be seen if Takehiro Tomiyasu will be given the green light to feature on the weekend after being forced off in a 4-1 victory over Leeds United last Saturday. Pablo Mari, Sambi Lokonga and Calum Chambers, in turn, are all unvailable through positive Covid-19 tests.

Prediction

As mentioned, Arsenal have been in a perfect run of form in recent weeks and it would be a huge surprise if struggling Norwich manage to put an end to the Gunners' winning streak on Boxing Day. On the contrary, we do back Arteta's side to register their fifth victory in all competitions on the bounce on Sunday, especially with both Norwich's key centre-backs at risk of missing the encounter. What's more, the Canaries have failed to score in each of their last three league matches, so it would be no wonder to see Arsenal claiming a clean sheet this time around.

Tip

Arsenal to win to nil at 2.28 with 1XBET.