Opta Stats: Preston v Arsenal

Dan Fitch
06 January 2017

Can Arsenal get back to winning ways on the road when they travel to Preston?

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Two time FA Cup winners Preston play host to Premier League Arsenal. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"The Gunners have a near imperious recent record against lower league opposition in the FA Cup, losing just one of their last 36 ties (0-1 v Blackburn in February 2013)."

They are 2.26/5 to win half-time/full-time.

This will be the first FA Cup meeting between the sides since January 1999, when Arsenal triumphed 4-2 at Deepdale in the third round. Arsenal are 1.491/2 to win again.

In three previous FA Cup meetings at Deepdale, there have been 15 goals between these sides (seven for Preston, eight for Arsenal) at an average of five per game. Over 4.5 goals is 4.57/2.

The Lilywhites have won one of their last 15 FA Cup games against top-flight opposition. A draw half-time/Arsenal full-time double result is 4.77/2.

The Gunners have a near imperious recent record against lower league opposition in the FA Cup, losing just one of their last 36 ties (0-1 v Blackburn in February 2013). They are 2.26/5 to win half-time/full-time.

Preston manager Simon Grayson has met Arsenal three times previously in the FA Cup, all while Leeds boss (D1 L2). Arsenal are 1.192/11 in the Draw No Bet market.

Theo Walcott has had a hand in three goals in his last two FA Cup appearances (two goals and one assist). Walcott is 2.8815/8 to score.

Alexis Sanchez has scored five goals and assisted four in nine FA Cup outings for Arsenal, with each goal involvement coming either at the Emirates or Wembley Stadium. Sanchez is 2.01/1 to find the net.

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