Arsenal vs Manchester United prediction and preview

Premier League · Sunday 20 December 2026, 16:30 UTC

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Arsenal vs Manchester United

Premier League · Sunday 20 December 2026, 16:30 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

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Arsenal vs Manchester United preview

Arsenal host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday 20 December 2026, kick-off 16:30 UTC at Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal are 1st in the table with 24 points from 9, while Manchester United are 17th in the table with 7 points from 9.

Arsenal come into the game with a W-W-W-W-L run in the league (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Manchester United's recent sequence reads L-L-D-D-D. Over their last 6, Arsenal have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Manchester United average 0.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Arsenal won 6, 1 game was drawn and Manchester United won 3. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 25 Jan 2026, ended Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 6, draws 1, Manchester United 3.

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Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka

Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Senne Lammens, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Leny Yoro, Lisandro Martínez, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo, Matheus Cunha, Andrey Santos, Bryan Mbeumo

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