Arsenal v Ipswich

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Third placed Arsenal will be keen to take advantage of their home surroundings of the Emirates Stadium and build upon their recent crushing 5-1 victory away at Crystal Palace prior to Christmas when they play host to Premier League strugglers Ipswich Town on Friday night.

Ipswich Town were handed a heavy 4-0 loss at home to Newcastle United just before Christmas as the Tractor Boys were unable to make the most of home advantage at Portman Road after their recent 2-1 win away from home at Wolves, and Kieran McKenna's side now face a tough assignment in the nation's capital on Friday night.

Having been involved in frustrating 1-1 and 0-0 stalemates with Fulham and Everton respectively, Arsenal have lost ground on the Premier League leaders Liverpool as a result and The Gunners now need to make up a six-point deficit if they are to stage a serious challenge for the league title this season.

Nevertheless, Arsenal have slipped to just two defeats so far in this season's Premier League campaign which were both inflicted upon Mikel Arteta's side on their travels with losses at Bournemouth and Newcastle United respectively.

Results on home soil at their Emirates Stadium though still remain solid as Arsenal are unbeaten within their eight home games, picking up five wins along with three draws.

Ipswich Town slumped to a fourth defeat in five games in the Premier League just before Christmas as the Tractor Boys lost 4-0 at home to Newcastle United which followed previous losses at the hands of Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth respectively.

In between the losses, Ipswich Town picked up an important three points by way of a 2-1 win at Molineux against fellow strugglers Wolves but the highlights have been few and far between for the Suffolk side as Ipswich Town have managed to collect just two wins to date this term.

A 2-1 win away from home at Tottenham was the Tractor Boys' opening win in this season's Premier League campaign but having also been handed nine defeats within a total of 17 games played so far this term suggest another tough night at the office unfolding for the visitors here on Friday night.

In addition, Ipswich Town have conceded in each of their last 13 matches in the English top flight and this does not bode well for this upcoming trip to the Emirates Stadium to take on an unbeaten Arsenal outfit.

Arsenal v Ipswich Town Verdict

Arsenal and Ipswich Town have not played each other for 13 years but prior to this upcoming encounter on Friday night, Arsenal had won four of the previous five meetings with all four wins also resulting in clean sheets for The Gunners.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & BTTS No @ 1.80

Correct Score: Arsenal 3-0 @ 7.50