Arsenal host Ipswich on December 27 in search of their third win in a row across all competitions.

Arsenal will try to build on a solid week as they prepare for their post-Christmas games, beginning with a game against Ipswich Town later this week.Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 5-1 in their latest encounter, with goals from Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, and Declan Rice.

Jesus scored twice this week, bringing his total to five. He also scored a hat-trick against Palace during Arsenal’s 3-2 Carabao Cup win. Prior to this week, the Brazilian striker had not scored a single league goal this season, but is currently one of the most in-form in the Premier League. Arsenal now sit third in the league, six points behind leaders Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta suffered a significant setback when Bukayo Saka was seen leaving the stadium on crutches after the game. The Times reports that he may miss’several weeks’ of action owing to a hamstring ailment.

The Premier League has appointed referees for Arsenal’s match against Ipswich Town.

Arsenal’s next game is against Ipswich Town, now 19th in the league table and two points from safety. They suffered a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle United over the weekend. The game on Friday will be refereed by Darren England. This season, he has officiated in seven Premier League games, issuing 32 yellow and two red cards.

Russell Martin was fired after Tottenham Hotspur defeated Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium in his final game. He has yet to referee an Arsenal game this season.

England’s assistants will be Wade Smith and Akil Howson. Smith played a key role in Liverpool’s 6-3 victory over Tottenham last Sunday. Howson was recently an official in Manchester United’s 3-0 loss against Bournemouth.

Lewis Smith will be the fourth official; he has officiated three Premier League games this season, issuing ten yellow cards and one red. Finally, the VAR will be Alex Chilowicz, who has officiated games in League Two, League One, and the Championship this season.