Cardiff City have already recorded great results against the big teams in the Premier League, they defeated Manchester City and snatched a draw against Manchester United. They will be hoping for a repeat when they meet current league leaders Arsenal on Saturday. Cardiff have great memories related to Arsenal as the Welsh side secured the only FA Cup crown in their history by beating the Gunners all the way back in 1927. However, they haven't done too well against Arsenal since then. recording just two wins against the Gunners in the following 86 years.
Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League table, four points clear of closest rivals Liverpool and Chelsea. The match will be an emotional return for Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey, he scored two goals in 22 appearances for Cardiff before joining Arsenal in 2008. "We know our form after Christmas has been second to none in the last few seasons," Ramsey said, "so we are totally focused on putting ourselves in a position where we are there or thereabouts because we are confident we can kick on in the new year. We are hungry to win trophies and win games. That is no different this season to any other but in the past we've got off to bad starts and had to play catch-up."
Arsenal won't have any fresh injury concerns for Saturday's match, with Lukas Podolski (hamstring), Abou Diaby and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (both knee) still sidelined. Cardiff could play young Danish striker Andreas Cornelius, who played the last four minutes of their draw with United after recovering from an ankle problem.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Cardiff win - 11/2
Draw - 3/1
Arsenal win - 8/13
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