Meanwhile, Oxford United are going through an inconsistent season in League One. They are currently placed 15th with 29 points from 24 games.
Arsenal will be looking to bounce back quickly from dropping points in their last match when they travel to Oxford United for a third round FA Cup tie. The visitors will undoubtedly be the massive favourites in this Monday night clash. However, this competition has thrown a lot of surprises over the years, hence anything is possible. Besides, both sides have important league matches coming this weekend, hence they could rotate their squads massively which could in turn would make it unpredictable as to which side can take advantage of it.
The Gunners were flying high in the Premier League, however, a goalless draw at home to Newcastle United in their last match prevented them from maintaining their supremacy at the top. Manchester City have now cut the deficit to five points. As it stands, Arsenal have 44 points from 17 games. Meanwhile, Oxford United are going through an inconsistent season in League One. They are currently placed 15th with 29 points from 24 games.
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There are set to be some noticeable absentees on both sides for this fixture. Marcus Browne is set to miss the action for a good while for Arsenal. He will be joined on the side-lines by Sam Baldock and Kyle Joseph. Meanwhile, Arsenal will miss their star centre-forward Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson through injuries. Besides, Emile Smith Rowe could make his return from injury in this match.
Oxford United possible line-up: McGinty, Anderson, Moore, Long, Brown, Bate, McGuane, Brannagan, Wildschut, Murphy, Taylor
Arsenal possible line-up: Turner, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Elneny, Lokonga, Odegaard, Marquinhos, Vieira, Nketiah
Oxford United
Opponents | Score |
Exeter | 0-1 (L) |
Charlton | 3-1 (W) |
Ipswich | 3-0 (L) |
Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 |
Accrington | 1-1 |
Arsenal
Opponents | Score |
Newcastle | 0-0 |
Brighton | 2-4 (W) |
West Ham | 3-1 (W) |
Juventus | 0-2 (L) |
AC Milan | 2-1 (W) |
Matches (FA Cup) | Results |
Arsenal beat Oxford United | 2-0 |
Arsenal beat Oxford United | 5-1 |
The FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal will take place at Kassam Stadium on Tuesday at 1:30 am IST.
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal can be seen on BBC Radio 5 Live, ITV 1 UK, STV Scotland, UTV, ITVX, TalkSport Radio UK, STV Player in the United Kingdom.