ARSENAL will be determined to get back to winning ways against Middlesbrough who are fighting for their Premier League status.
The Gunners slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace and they risk missing out on a Champions League place.
Whilst boss Steve Agnew will be hoping to build on their 0-0 draw against Burnley last time out.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game at the Riverside…
Where can I watch Middlesbrough vs Arsenal?
Middlesbrough will host Arsenal on Monday April 17, with kick-off at 8pm.
The game will be shown live on Sky Sports One, with coverage starting at 7pm.
Alternatively subscribers can follow the game with Sky Go or keep up to date with all the action on our live blog.
What is the Middlesbrough team news?
Calum Chambers is ruled out of the fixture, with the on-loan defender ineligible to face his parent club.
Whilst Gaston Ramirez, George Friend and Fabio are all doubts for the match.
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What is the Arsenal team news?
Wenger has shuffled the pack for their trip to the Riverside Stadium following their 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, and is deploying a shock 3-4-3 formation tonight.
Arsenal are still without David Ospina and Lucas Perez.
Premier League form guide
Middlesbrough – LLDLD
Arsenal – LLDWL
SunSport prediction
Arsenal will look to respond and must win to keep their hopes of a Champions League place alive.
Middlesbrough vs Arsenal – Match facts
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last four Premier League home games against Arsenal (W2 D2),
although this will be the first meeting at the Riverside since December 2008.
Arsenal’s 7-0 win over Middlesbrough in January 2006 is their joint-largest margin of victory in Premier
League history (alongside 7-0 v Everton in May 2005).
Middlesbrough have conceded more goals against Arsenal than against any other opponent in the
Premier League (62 in 29 games).
Prior to the 0-0 draw in this season’s reverse fixture, Arsenal had scored in 16 consecutive Premier
League games against them, winning 10 of those (D4 L2).
Olivier Giroud is the only current member of the Arsenal squad to have netted against Middlesbrough in
any competition (two in the FA Cup).
Arsenal have lost four successive Premier League away games for the first time in Arsene Wenger’s reign
at the club, with the previous run of four league away defeats in a row coming back in April 1995.
The Gunners haven’t lost five successive top-flight away games since December 26 th 1984. The only
Arsenal players to have appeared in the Premier League this season and be alive when this happened
were Petr Cech (2 years, 220 days old) and Santi Cazorla (13 days old).
Over each team’s last eight Premier League games, only West Ham (5), Sunderland (4) and
Middlesbrough (3) have earned fewer points than Arsenal (7).
Middlesbrough are the least threatening side in front of goal in the Premier League this season; scoring
just 22 goals and attempting only 78 shots on target in 31 games (less than three a match on average).
Arsenal are 14 points behind Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table coming in to this matchday; the first time they've been 14+ points behind them in the league table since May 5th 1963 (also 14).
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