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Team News: Portsmouth vs. Arsenal injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

Portsmouth vs. Arsenal injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

Arsenal will look to avoid an FA Cup upset when they take on Championship side Portsmouth in Sunday's third-round tie.

The Premier League leaders played out a goalless affair with Liverpool on Thursday, while Pompey suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat in their most recent outing against Bristol City, and here, Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides. 


PORTSMOUTH vs. ARSENAL

PORTSMOUTH

Out: Josh Murphy (hamstring), Callum Lang (hamstring), Connor Ogilvie (knee), Mark Kosznovszky (knee), Florian Bianchini (knee), Hayden Matthews (ankle), Josh Knight (back), Thomas Waddingham (thigh)

Doubtful: Colby Bishop (ankle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Schmid; Devlin, Shaughnessy, Poole, Swanson; Dozzell, Pack; Segecic, Chaplin, Blair; Bishop

ARSENAL

Out: Riccardo Calafiori (muscle), Cristhian Mosquera (ankle), Max Dowman (injury)

Doubtful: Kai Havertz (match fitness), Piero Hincapie (muscle)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Arrizabalaga; White, Salmon, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Merino, Norgaard, Eze; Madeuke, Martinelli, Jesus


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