Broadcast info
Who’s playing: Arsenal take a break from the Premier League, with the focus now shifting to the FA Cup. The Gunners take on Preston North End in Saturday’s game.
What time: At 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET/5:30pm UTC/5:30pm GMT/6:30pm CET on Saturday, January 7.
Which channel: The 23,404-seat Deepdale stadium will be the venue for this FA Cup clash.
Which channel
In the USA at 12:30pm ET on Fox Soccer 2GO USA, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports 1 USA, SiriusXM FC
In Canada at 12:30pm ET on Sportsnet World, Sportsnet World Now
In the UK at 5:30pm GMT on BBC Radio, BT Sport Live Streaming, BT Sport 2, BT Sport 4K UHD, BBC Radio 5 Live
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Match facts
- This will be Arsenal’s first trip to Preston North End in 17 years.
- The Gunners haven’t lost an FA Cup third-round fixture under Arsene Wenger in 20 seasons.
- Preston North End boss Simon Grayson has met the north London outfit in this very same round of the competition twice during his days as Leeds boss.
- Arsenal drew the first tie late in the game thanks to a Fabregas penalty, winning the return leg, whilst Thierry Henry inspired a comeback victory the following season.
Team news – Arsenal to hand key players much-needed rest
As with most Premier League elites playing in the FA Cup’s early round, a mix of promising young players and first-team member will be chosen for the starting eleven. This clash between Arsenal and Preston North End will be no different.
Wenger announced that he will take this opportunity – a break from the demanding Premier League – to give star attack Alexis Sanchez a breather. The Chilean has been their best player this season, having scored 13 and assisted seven in the league.
Laurent Koscielny is another first-team ace set to be rested. In his place, Rob Holding will deputize, partnering Shkodran Mustafi. David Opsina should return to the lineup, but Francis Coquelin misses out through injury.
Other players sidelined for this game are Mesut Ozil (illness), Theo Walcott (calf) and Lucas Perez (ankle). They join long-term absentees Santi Cazorla (Achilles), Per Mertesacker and Kieran Gibbs (both knee), whilst Elneny is away for the African Cup of Nations.
This game could see the long-awaited return of Danny Welbeck. The Englishman returned to first-team training over the Christmas period, and could be in line for an appearance.
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