Arsenal host Sunderland this afternoon at the Emirates Stadium, and in doing so will play their first Premiership fixture since their win over Liverpool a week and a half ago. That match was the Gunners’ only win in their previous three outings, and that was followed up by an embarrasing loss to FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. It is fair to say that Wenger’s men are out of form, however their counterparts today are in much worse condition.

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Despite having the weekend off, Arsenal have somehow managed to be decimated by injuries ahead of their match against FC Porto tonight. The fixture marks the start of the Champions League knockout rounds, and the Gunners have a tough task in store for them if they are to turn over the reigning Portuguese champions at the Estadio do Dragao this evening. Porto are currently off the pace in their own domestic competition, and like the Gunners sit in third position in their respective league.

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Winless in four games and having tasted defeat in the last two, it is fair to say that Arsenal are going through somewhat of a slump. The Gunners were last victorious in a 4-2 win over Bolton the best party of a month ago, and since then were turfed out of the FA Cup before drawing at Aston Villa and then being trounced by Manchester United and Chelsea. Now nine points off top with thirteen games remaining, it is fair to say that Arsene Wenger’s men have not needed a win as desperately as they do tonight.

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Stamford Bridge is the venue for today’s encounter as Arsenal face bitter rivals Chelsea in arguably the Gunners’ most crucial match of the season. A loss for Wenger’s men today will effectively destroy their chances of Premiership glory this season, having been convincingly undone by Manchester United last weekend and subsequently left seven points adrift of top spot.

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Arsenal’s biggest match of the season so far takes place today as the Gunners host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Both sides are looking to displace front runners Chelsea, with United and Arsenal four and five points behind the Blues, respectively. A loss for either side today will severely dent their title chances, while a win will put the victor clear into second spot.  Aside from that, though, is the intense rivalry these sides have held. The matches between United and Arsenal during the time of Vieira, Henry, Keane and Beckham were the stuff of legend.

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Arsenal play their first of five extremely difficult matches in succession this evening when they travel north to face Aston Villa. The Gunners’ list of opponents for the next month is astonishing, with the period between now and the end of Arsenal’s match against Liverpool on February tenth likely to make or break their season. Starting with Villa today, the Gunners will face United at home on Sunday, Chelsea away a week later, Liverpool on February ten before facing a tricky European tie away to Porto the following Wendnesday.

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