Arsenal could move into the top four places with a win at Vicarage Road tonight, as they travel to Watford in the Premier League.
The Gunners are currently down in sixth-place on 63 points, but Chelsea's loss to Liverpool on Sunday, means Unai Emery's side can climb into the Champions League places.
Watford, meanwhile, are enjoying a tremendous season and sit bang in the middle in 10th-place, and Javi Gracia has made them a real force in the league this campaign.
These two sides met in December, with Arsenal winning 2-0, thanks to two goals in the last 10 minutes at the Emirates Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Watford will be without trio: Jose Holebas, Domingos Quina and Tom Cleverley for the trip of Arsenal.
Holebas suffered a hamstring injury during the Hornets' FA Cup semi-final win against Wolves, Quina has a shoulder problem and Cleverley is nursing a calf injury.
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos will miss the next two matches after picking up 10 bookings this season.
Granit Xhaka has a groin injury and will face a late fitness test. Danny Welbeck, Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin are all long-term absentees and remain out.
THE MANAGERS
Watford head coach Javi Gracia on the possible FA Cup final distraction: "I am only thinking about trying to win the next game. I don't want to think any further (ahead).
"We have good professionals and, with these players, it is easy as they know the next game is very important.
"We don't have only one final - we have seven finals. All of them are focused on the next game."
Arsenal boss Unai Emery: "Each match gives is a big challenge for the possibility to improve and take three points and the possibility to end the season in the top-four.
"For us, that would be a big success. When we started last in the table after the first two matches of the season, we were thinking about arriving in this moment with the possibility of being in the top four in our hands."
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