Arsenal vs Preston North End Live Stream: Watch FA Cup Online

Arsenal get a break from the tedious Premier League to begin their FA Cup journey against Preston North End. Here are all the ways to watch.

It’s been a hectic and frustrating holiday season for Arsenal – as it always is – and we have finally come out the other end. Surprisingly, given the results, our proximity to Chelsea is shrinking after the Blues loss to Tottenham. So there is always that to smile about.

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Now, with a week off from the toils and troubles of the Premier League, the Gunner’s travels to Deepdale to take on midtable Championship side Preston North End.

It’s the battle of the Invincibles here, but hopefully the battle won’t be too stressful. Numerous voices out there are clamoring for Preston to give Arsenal a hard time, but given the break in Premier League action, Arsene Wenger still has the capability to put a strong squad out there.

While resting Alexis Sanchez is going to happen, the return of Danny Welbeck and the health of Mesut Ozil lend themselves to the idea that bullying the lower-tier side could be in the cards. It all depends on how serious Wenger wants to take this.

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Given the importance of the FA Cup, it isn’t likely that Wenger shuffles out nine youngsters, Danny Welbeck and David Ospina. The latter two will most likely be out there, but don’t be surprised if names like Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also populate the Gunner’s starting XI.

We may also see the return of Gabriel Paulista to the starting XI and that is more exciting than it seems, as the Brazilian has been on point lately in his fill-in job for Shkodran Mustafi.

Traveling to Deepdale shouldn’t be too much of a problem as Preston rock a nearly identical record at home and away from home. Plus, the gulf in quality between the two sides lends itself to the assumption that the Gunners can take care of business too, but just ask Sheffield Wednesday about that. Stranger things have happened.

The Gunner’s really needs to come out swinging because if they fall flat, there will be a massive rebellion and Alexis may deck Aaron Ramsey just because he can.

With all of that in mind, here are all the ways you can watch the match:

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Date: 7 January 2017
Start Time: 12:30 EST, 17:30 BST
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
TV Info: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: Fox Soccer 2Go, Arsenal Player