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Men: Four of Arsenal's December league games have been moved for television, among them the north London derby on Sunday 6 December and Manchester United at home on 20 December. Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the squad at Forest with a training injury and Zubimendi returned from his ankle problem. Bayern, 6-1 winners over Leipzig, are next on Wednesday.

Academy: The Under-19s play Bayern Munich in the Youth League on Wednesday afternoon, and James Scanlon is ineligible for Arsenal's Champions League squad until February. Ethan Nwaneri started a goalless draw at Union Berlin as Dortmund kept their unbeaten league start.

Men

Four December league games moved for television

Brentford away keeps its Wednesday 2 December date but kicks off at 8.15pm, and the north London derby is now Sunday 6 December at 4.30pm. Bournemouth at home moves to Sunday 13 December at 2pm and Manchester United at home to Sunday 20 December at 4.30pm.

Also covered by Arseblog News and Sky Sports.

Kepa out with a training knock, Zubimendi back at Forest

Kepa Arrizabalaga stayed at home for Sunday's win at the City Ground with an injury picked up in training, and third choice Ilan Meslier took his place on the bench. Zubimendi returned from the ankle problem he suffered in the warm-down after the Leeds game.

Konsa has played every minute of Arsenal's league and European season

Konsa, who says he had a lot of Arsenal kits as a boy, has played every minute of the club's Premier League and Champions League games since joining from Aston Villa, with Saliba out. He faces England teammate Harry Kane on Wednesday.

Also covered by The Guardian.

Bayern beat Leipzig 6-1 ahead of Arsenal's visit to Munich

Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and made another goal as Bayern ended a two game run without a win at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Arsenal play there in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Academy

Under-19s play Bayern Munich in the Youth League on Wednesday

David Horseman's side kick off at 3pm UK time in Bavaria with three points from two games, having beaten Napoli 2-1 and lost 3-2 to Lille. They sit 18th, just inside the knockout places, with Bayern three above them.

Scanlon cannot play in the Champions League until February

The 20 year old winger, who joined from Manchester United in the summer, was not in Arsenal's 22 man A List and has not been at the club long enough to qualify through the B List. He has three goals in four Premier League 2 games.

Loan watch: Nwaneri starts as Dortmund stay unbeaten, Setford beaten at Bradford

Nwaneri played 62 minutes of a goalless draw at Union Berlin that extended second placed Dortmund's unbeaten league start, after coming on at Bodo/Glimt in midweek. Tommy Setford's Stevenage lost 2-0 at Bradford and Ismeal Kabia's St Mirren lost 3-1 at Aberdeen.

Social

• u/anthn885 on Reddit: A clip of Declan Rice's reaction to a last-minute block in the win at Forest.
• u/Objective_Ask4790 on Reddit: Gabriel Martinelli's 89th minute goal for Al-Hilal against Al-Hazem.
• u/cagralegra on Reddit: A supporter posts the framed print a friend gave him for his birthday, and the year behind it.
• Orbinho on Bluesky: Moving the north London derby to Sunday 6 December leaves a day less before Real Madrid on the 9th.
• Amy Lawrence on Bluesky: Amy Lawrence on Madueke's habit of bewildering and then turning a game, and Arteta warming to him on the left.
• Lewis on Bluesky: In 41 Premier League games this season that finished 11 v 11, the side with more than 55% possession won only 12.

Podcasts

• The ArsenalVision Podcast, Is Narrow Forest Win The Hallmark of Champions or Cause For Concern? (1h 23m). Elliot, Tim and Clive on the 1-0 at Forest, the blunt first half, Madueke's impact off the bench, the triple substitution and the centre backs.
• Arseblog Arsecast, Arsenal Women Arsecast Episode 178: Birmingham draw gives Arsenal the Blues (again) (1h 7m). Tim and Jamie on the 1-1 draw with Birmingham, the manager's future, defending fast breaks on the left and the struggle to create clear chances.
• Arsenal Editor Podcast, Stodgy Performance, Stodgy Internet (28 min). Toby and Rory on the win at Forest and whether there is anything in the performance to worry about, recorded over a poor connection.
• THE NORTH BANK, Ep. 272 - Forest Review, Bayern Preview (56 min). Holly, Stef and Chris on an 18th one goal win in two seasons, the reliance on clean sheets and where the attacking threat comes from, then Bayern.
• The Thing About Arsenal, Weekend Review: Emergency snacks (38 min). Laura, Luke and Jim on the win at Forest, the trip to Bayern and a listener question.

On This Day

2019. Arsenal Women beat Charlton 4-0 in the League Cup, Jen Beattie opening the scoring on 34 minutes and Daniëlle van de Donk scoring either side of Beth Mead's goal on 48. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

2001. Pires, Bergkamp and Henry all scored at Highbury to put Arsenal 3-2 up against Blackburn, only for David Dunn's second of the afternoon to make it 3-3 in the 89th minute. Via Wikipedia

1993. Ian Wright scored twice and Paul Merson once as Arsenal beat Standard Liège 3-0 at Highbury in the first leg of their Cup Winners' Cup tie, a campaign that ended with the trophy in Copenhagen the following May. Via Wikipedia

1967. The birthday on this date belongs to Lawrence Osborne, who was on Arsenal's books from 1985 to 1987.