Arsenal host Hull City with nine-point cushion at stake

Arsenal's position

Arsenal have eighteen points from seven matches, three points behind Manchester City. A win would take them to twenty-one points from eight. Their recent form shows four wins and one defeat across five matches, the loss coming in a 0–3 result against Brighton. Since then they have strung together three consecutive victories, including a 3–0 win and a 1–0 result in their two most recent outings. Arsenal seize control of the title race covered their ascent to second place.

Hull City's task

Hull City have nine points from seven matches and have not won any of their last five. Two draws and three defeats leave them in ninth, though a win at the Emirates would lift them to twelve points from eight. The visitors have lost their last two matches 0–1, both by a single goal, and have managed only two draws since early September. The five meetings between these sides produced fifteen goals, Arsenal winning four and drawing one. The most recent encounter ended 2–0; before that, the scorelines read 4–1, 4–0, 0–0 and 3–1, all in Arsenal's favour.

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