ARSENAL are back top of the Premier League thanks to a 2-0 win over Luton tonight.
Martin Odegaard put the Gunners 1-0 up with a fine finish before an own goal doubles Arteta’s side’s lead just before half-time.
- Start time: 7.30pm BST
- Stream/TV: TNT Sports 1
- Arsenal XI: To follow
- Luton XI: To follow
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Squad fitness key to success
With Arsenal battling on two fronts for trophies, keeping his big players fit will be key for Mikel Arteta.
He was without Bukayo Saka today and will be hoping the young winger is fit for the weekend.
Resting the likes of Rice and Martinelli today should ensure that he has a strong side for the challenge of Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
Games come thick and fast for Gunners
As we head to the business end of the season, the games keep coming for Arsenal.
A tricky fixture on the south coast against Brighton comes before a very difficult Champions League quarter-final.
Mikel Arteta will be hoping that a former Tottenham player does not come back to haunt them.
All eyes turn to Anfield
It may only be 24 hours that Arsenal remain at the top of the table with Jurgen Klopp’s side taking on Sheff Utd tomorrow.
In this three-horse race, all sides can do is win their games and hope that their rivals drop points.
It will be a tough ask for Chris Wilder’s side tomorrow, who are rooted to the foot of the table.
Skipper leads the way for Arsenal
If The Gunners are going to be winning silverware this season, Martin Odegaard will be key to their success.
His ability to unlock defences is key to their rich scoring form.
Adding to that with goals, the Norwegian is integral to Mikel Arteta’s side.
FT: Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
Arsenal go back to the top of the table with Liverpool playing tomorrow against Sheff Utd.
It was a routine win for The Gunners in North London.
Luton Town struggled to make an impression on the game today.
FT: Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
It is all over at The Emirates.
Job done from an Arsenal perspective.
For Luton, they still have plenty to do to remain a Premier League team next season.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
90+2. The Arsenal fans ar starting to filter out now, plenty of empty seats all around the ground.
Maybe there is something good on the television they want to get back for.
It looks there is an academy game being played now seeing more seats than fans.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
90. As we edge closer to the final whistle, Luton try their best to try and get a goal to put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Berry makes a run to the near post but his header goes high and wide.
We are going to have four additional minutes.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
88. Barkley plays the ball to Clark, who holds it up well before finding the run of the overlapping Doughty.
Again he lifts a high cross into the box but as it is poorly cleared, Hashioka drills a shot with some venom, but it is blocked by Gabriel.
Arsenal break down the other end of the pitch and Nketiah gets a shot away but Kaminski gets down well to turn it around the post.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
86. Smith Rowe makes way for Jorginho.
It has been a decent performance by the midfielder today.
At this stage of the season, the three points is always far more important than the performance.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
84. We are at that point of the game now where fantasy football fans will be hoping Arsenal can keep a clean sheet.
Kaminski has had very little to do in the Luton goal in this half.
That said, all the damage was done in the first half for The Gunners.
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82. Odegaard lays the ball off to White who immediately spots the run of Nketiah into the box.
The Arsenal striker cannot get the ball under his spell as it goes out harmlessly for a goal kick.
Mikel Arteta’s side are starting to dominate the ball more now.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
80. Nketiah holds the ball up in the left channel and spots the movement of Trossard.
He lines up to shoot but there is no way through, so he lays it off to Tomiyasu.
The defender checks onto his right foot and tries to bend one in the far corner but it goes narrowly wide with Kaminski scrambling.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
78. A goal from the visitors now would give us an interesting end to this game.
Arsenal fans will be hoping that isn’t the case but, for the neutral, it would make for more of a spectacle.
Barkley is seeing more of the ball for the visitors.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
76. You cannot see anything but an Arsenal win here.
Luton have huffed and puffed but failed to create anything of note.
The Hatters have dominated possession in the last ten minutes.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
74. More changes for The Gunners as Zinchenko and Nelson are replaced by Tomiyasu and Martinelli.
This is the problem when Zinchenko starts for Arsenal, he leaves them very open at the back.
Playing the inverted full back is all well and good but he does struggle to get back.
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72. You have to go back to November for the last time Luton failed to score in the Premier League.
They have forced another corner as they look to strike back.
Chance for them to send some defenders up for the set piece.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
70. Chong plays a great ball down the flank to Doughty.
He gets to the byline and looks to lift a cross into the back post but Zinchenko is there to chest back to his keeper.
Wrong option from the Luton player as Morris made a run to the near post.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
68. The Arsenal manager is evidently looking to stop this flow of attacks from the visitors.
Rice will offer more protection in front of the back four, or three, depending where Zinchenko has drifted off to.
It is a very quiet Emirates Stadium currently, reflecting the action we are seeing on the pitch really.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
66. Havertz is booked for diving and rightly so.
The German does have that in his locker, as we have seen on occasions.
Mikel Arteta makes a change as Havertz and Partey are replaced by Nketiah and Rice.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
64. The Hatters are starting to get more balls into the box now.
Morris is their only aerial threat but Saliba and Gabriel are coping with all they have to throw at them currently.
Chong has look lively since coming on as a substitute.
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Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
62. Doughty clips a cross into the back post but it is headed clear by Gabriel.
Luton seem to be growing in confidence a little more now.
They are forcing Arsenal into defensive positions more often.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
60. Arsenal give the ball away and Clark tries to find Morris in the box.
The ball is half-cleared but the referee pulls it back for a free kick as Odegaard caught the midfielder after the ball had gone.
Another chance for the visitors to ask some questions of David Raya.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
58. Smith Rowe plays a clever ball through to Havertz.
The ball is worked to Odegaard on the edge of the box and he tries a double-dragback to beat the defenders.
It gets stuck under his feet a little and he is easily dispossessed.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town
56. The game has dipped a bit now.
Arsenal are quite content with the scoreline it seems.
Morris has seen none of the ball tonight for the visitors.
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