Summary

  • Lacazette, Xhaka and Lichtsteiner come in to starting Arsenal side

  • Koscielny and Monreal return from injury to bench, no Ozil

  • Williams, Lowe and Smith in for Huddersfield

  • Arsenal are unbeaten in 20 games in all competitions, winning 15 of them.

  • Huddersfield have only won one of their last 10 away league games, losing on four occasions.

  1. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Neat interplay from Arsenal down the right finally opens up space for Hector Bellerin to curve in a cross.

    It's towards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but Jonas Lossl gets a boot on it and then gathers.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 66 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Nacho Monreal, returning from a hamstring injury of his own, sprints on to replace the injured Shkodran Mustafi.

    Shkodran Mustafi injuredImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    A roar from the Arsenal crowd as it looks like Laurent Koscielny is the man to come on.

    But actually it'll be Monreal.

    No offence, Nacho.

  4. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Arsenal are debating who to bring on...

    Laurent Kosciely or Nacho Monreal?

    For now they are down to 10.

  5. ouch!

    Postpublished at 64 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Shkodran Mustafi is down and immediately signals to the bench that he'll have to come off.

    It looks like the German has pulled his hamstring.

    Arsenal's injury crisis in defence gets even worse.

  6. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sneaks free of his man at the back post but heads the corner wide.

    Pierre-Emerick AubameyangImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Arsenal have scored 25 second-half goals in the Premier League so far this season.

    Manchester City are next with 22.

    Can they find a 26th here?

    Matteo Guendouzi spreads a brilliant ball from deep for Hector Bellerin and a Huddersfield head gets their first to concede the corner.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 60 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    The injured Tommy Smith is taken off and Florent Hadergjonaj is on.

  9. ouch!

    Postpublished at 58 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    It looks like Tommy Smith has pulled his hamstring while running back.

    The Huddersfield captain will not be able to continue and will have to be taken off on a stretcher.

    Tommy Smith injuryImage source, Reuters
  10. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 57 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield spread the ball out to Tommy Smith on the right and he bangs the ball across the Arsenal area.

    It falls to Alex Pritchard, who tries to turn away from Hector Bellerin and falls down.

    A few Huddersfield players want the penalty but Paul Tierney waves play on. It looks like Bellerin got the ball.

  11. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield are without suspended striker Steve Mounie today.

    But he's in the stands with the travelling fans, posing for photos and playing Santa by handing out shirts.

    Meanwhile, Arsenal get themselves into bother trying to play it around their back line and Huddersfield win a throw.

    Tommy Smith spends ages before taking the throw and gets a warning from Paul Tierney.

  12. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Arsenal play in Sead Kolasinac down the left in the area. Zanka gets across to concede the corner.

    It's bent towards the back post but the flag is up for a foul and that's a free-kick to Huddersfield.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 51 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield make their first change of the day.

    Jonathan Hogg, who had his wrist trod on earlier and has been clattered about it, trudges off slowly, allowing David Wagner to do a quick team talk.

    Juninho Bacuna is on.

  14. CLOSE!published at 49 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield have Arsenal in a panic in their area and Alex Pritchard steals a march on his man to get free down the left.

    He swings the ball in towards Laurent Depoitre and Bernd Leno gets their first. The ball deflects away as the Arsenal keeper can't gather but his defence is on hand to clear.

  15. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Arsenal win a corner thanks to some good harrying by substitute Alex Iwobi but it comes to nothing.

    Lucas Torreira then collapses after Aaron Mooy's hand grazes his face.

    A touch of the dramatic but he's up soon enough. Arsenal swing in the free-kick, it deflects off a Huddersfield leg and Jonas Lossl gathers easily.

  16. CLOSE!published at 46 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    Henrikh Mkhitaryan makes an instant impact, nipping in to win the ball high up the pitch and driving forward after a return pass.

    He tries to curl it in with his left but the shot drifts wide.

    Henrikh MkhitaryanImage source, Reuters
  17. SECOND HALFpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018

    Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    And Huddersfield get the game back under way...

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018

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    Unai Emery isn't afraid of an early sub or two.

    It'll be a double change at the break for Arsenal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi coming on for Stephan Lichtsteiner and Alexandre Lacazette.

    The latter coming off draws a huge groan from everyone in the office who put Lacazette in their fantasy teams.

  19. Postpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018

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    That was also the fifth yellow of the season for Mustafi and Sokratis so they will both miss next Sunday's match at Southampton.

    Very handy that Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal are back on the bench after injury then, otherwise Arsenal might've had to play a very makeshift back line.

  20. Postpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018

    HT: Arsenal 0-0 Huddersfield

    There were seven yellow cards in a feisty first half at the Emirates. Here are the men in the book so far...

    Arsenal: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Shkrodan Mustafi, Sokratis, Granit Xhaka.

    Huddersfield: Tommy Smith, Danny Williams, Alex Pritchard.

    Chances we get a red card in this one?