Merry Christmas! Here’s what’s going on across a week of festive football fun.
MONDAY
Weekend reaction
![Kai Havertz scores against Crystal Palace](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/havertz-goal-palace_xoig5lqc.png?auto=webp&itok=hrOmAQAE)
Adrian Clarke looks back at our 5-1 win away to Crystal Palace to identify the keys to our success, which you can find out with Arsenal Analysed.
We’ll also take a look at how our players out on loan got on last week with the latest Loan Watch.
1.30pm - Mikel Arteta press conference
![Arteta press conference](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/Untitled%20%282%29_l58s45w0.jpeg?auto=webp&itok=q-dFKzlK)
Mikel Arteta is back in front of the media at Sobha Realty Training Centre for his pre-Ipswich Town press conference.
Watch it live here as our manager shares the latest team news updates and looks ahead to the visit of The Tractor Boys.
TUESDAY
Young Gun
![Nygaard young gun](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/Nygaard-young-gun_j1h8r4ex.png?auto=webp&itok=oJV5-Wee)
Goalkeeper Lucas Martin Nygaard is next up in our Young Gun series to discuss his upbringing, falling in love with football and more.
WEDNESDAY
Test your Wednesday wisdom!
![Thierry Henry and Ray Parlour with the Premier League trophy](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/henry-parlour-trophy.png?auto=webp&itok=FN6MxlV8)
Expecting to be surrounded by Arsenal supporters on Christmas Day? Find out who knows the most about the club with our next quiz.
You’ve got to try to name as many Arsenal players as you can from the 2000s. There are 128 to remember!
THURSDAY
Best Boxing Day goals
![Saka Norwich](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/Saka-Norwich_eewy2akf.png?auto=webp&itok=0RoloE2K)
We’re not playing on Boxing Day this year, but we have scored plenty of great goals on December 26 in seasons gone by!
Remind yourself of them by watching our compilation of our best Boxing Day strikes.
FRIDAY
8.15pm - Arsenal v Ipswich Town
![Night huddle](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/Night-huddle_hdob9rfv.png?auto=webp&itok=XBPPuNuN)
We’re back at Emirates Stadium for Friday night Premier League football against Ipswich Town.
Hoping to pick up where we left off after last weekend’s 5-1 win away to Crystal Palace, another victory would keep us putting the pressure on in the title race.
As for Ipswich, Kieran McKenna’s side are two points from safety after their disappointing 4-0 defeat at home to Newcastle United.
For all the best build-up coverage, head to Arsenal.com and the official app, where we will have our matchday show Live From N5. This show starts an hour before kick-off, and we’ll have Santi Cazorla in the studio!
Post-match interviews, highlights and a full match replay will be published after the game.
SATURDAY
Mikel reflects on his first five years
![Mikel Arteta claps the supporters](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/Mikel%20post%20Palace_c05o9cbg.jpg?auto=webp&itok=p0wrtpwL)
Mikel Arteta celebrated his five-year anniversary as our manager last Friday, and we’ve got an exclusive interview with him to look back on the past half a decade.
SUNDAY
Vote for December’s Player of the Month
![United huddle](https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/United-huddle_xeujqiwg.png?auto=webp&itok=aobtqM1b)
Who do you think has performed best in the final month of 2024? Let us know by casting your vote!
Copyright 2025 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source.