Here come the teams. The players stride out onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. Can Arsenal win tonight and move back to the top of the table?

We’ll find out soon, kick off is up next…

Luton’s only victory in their last 40 top-flight fixtures in London came against Wimbledon at Plough Lane in February 1990, when Iain Dowie scored an 89th-minute winner.

Gabriel Jesus turns 27 today and can become the first player to score a Premier League goal on his birthday for two different clubs, having done so for Manchester City versus Leicester three years ago.

Luton’s solitary clean sheet in the past 72 top-flight away games was in a goalless draw with West Ham at Upton Park in August 1991.

Luton have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 league and cup fixtures, conceding 30 goals during this run. It’s not the kind of form you want to bring to the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have won all five of their league matches versus newly-promoted sides in the current campaign, scoring 23 goals in total. They are unbeaten in 38 home league fixtures against promoted opposition (W33, D5), winning each of the last nine.

Luton have taken just four points from a possible 24 in Premier League fixtures kicking off at 7pm or later, with their only evening victory coming at home to Brighton in January.

The real surprise, however, was how bad this 0-0 between the champions and Arsenal was. Whatever about expression, there were stretches of play where some of the best players in the world didn’t seem to be able to kick a ball properly. City’s attackers were stumbling with their touch on the edge of the box. Arsenal’s defenders were desperately hacking it clear.

Even someone as sublime as Martin Odegaard played one of the most strangely-miscued through balls you will ever see from such a player. As for his international teammate, was there even a moment when Erling Haaland connected with a ball properly? There was certainly another bad miss to follow that one against Manchester United, although this time it was more consequential.

“He had to come off against Manchester City three days ago feeling something and he hasn’t been able to do everything that we needed to give him the chance to start the game. So we have decided not to play him.”

Arsenal have kept 12 Premier League clean sheets this season, three more than any other side.