- Team form: Arsenal have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches across all competitions.
- Hull form: Hull City are winless in 5 games, drawing the last 2 (1-1 v Brentford and 2-2 v Ipswich Town).
Gunners look to get back on track
Arsenal return to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday looking to bounce back from a penalty shootout defeat to Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup 2026/2027, having seen their 100% record in the Premier League 2026/2027 remain intact after a 2-0 win over Everton last time out. Following that 2-0 win, Mikel Arteta's side are in good shape going into this weekend, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost just 1 of their last 5 games across all competitions.
The Gunners sit 2nd in the table with 21 points from 8 games, while Hull are 10th with 10 points from the same number of games played.
Hull hard to trust for an away win
Recent form
Hull are in mediocre form, and travel to London winless in 5, having drawn their last two games 1-1 and 2-2 against Brentford and Ipswich Town respectively.
Jakirovic's setup
Sergej Jakirovic has turned the Tigers into a compact, direct and pragmatic outfit, with a back five shape and direct transitions, but it's likely they will need to pounce on the break or from dead balls to have any chance of taking points from this match.
How the match may play out
Arsenal are a possession-first football team, an efficient machine built on overloading half-spaces and pressuring opponents at pace, and that should see them pin Hull deep for long periods on Saturday, though Jakirovic's side will likely be compact enough to keep things tight for spells.
Stick with the Gunners
The odds for this game make little sense. Arsenal are a heavy 1.15 favorites, with the draw coming in at 6.6 and Hull is a big outsider.
With Bukayo Saka the spark for the home side, a single goal might be enough for Arsenal to take the 3 points, but Hull can grab a goal in what should be a tight affair in England's capital.
- This looks an obvious home-favourite spot for the hosts, who have won all 4 of their home games in the league so far and are averaging 2.25 goals per-game at the Emirates.
- Hull, meanwhile, have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 4 away games in the Premier League 2026/2027, and have scored just 4 goals in those matches.
- Arsenal win and under 2.5 goals is the selection for this one, given the hosts average 2.25 goals per home game, while both teams to score is in the No column at 1.57.
