Crystal Palace and Arsenal lock horns for the second time in three days when they meet at Selhurst Park on Saturday, this time in the Premier League.
The two sides battled it out in the last eight of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, with Arsenal hosting the occasion. advanced to the semi-finals. Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick put the Eagles ahead despite a late rally sparked by Eddie Nketiah’s goal against his former employers.
Arsenal will fancy their chances of back-to-back wins over their south London rivals, but the recent Premier League The form is far from ideal. Tame draws against Fulham and Everton saw them lose ground to Chelsea and Liverpool, with victory against the Eagles not enough to usurp either side in the table.
In contrast, Palace’s recent form in the league has been impressive. They regained some form after a disappointing start to the season and followed through on their own respectable draw against champions Manchester City with an excellent A23 derby win over Brighton & Hove Albion at home.
Behold 90 minutes guide to a case all over London.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal H2H Results (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Crystal Palace |
Arsenal |
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Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace – 18/12/24 |
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace – 18/12/24 |
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Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace – 15/12/24 |
Arsenal 0-0 Everton – 14/12/24 |
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Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City – 24/12/07 |
Arsenal 3-0 Monaco – 12/11/24 |
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Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace – 03/12/24 |
Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 24/12/08 |
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle – 30/11/24 |
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United – 24/12/04 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, USA Network |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Crystal Palace He named almost their strongest line-up against Arsenal in midweek and is unlikely to make many changes from this side.
Daniel Munoz, who missed out in north London on Wednesday, is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season at Brighton, but fellow defender Chadi Riad is closing in on a comeback after three months on the sidelines and Saturday’s starting line-up may be part of it.
However, Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca are still absent further forward, with the former recently suffering in his recovery from a groin injury that is likely to see him miss the rest of the calendar year.
Crystal Palace predicted line-up against Arsenal (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell? Sarr, Eze; Tests.
Arsenal have four injuries to their senior squad and all of them come in the full-back department. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both absent on the right side of defence, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori are unavailable on the left.
Declan Rice was left out of Arsenal’s squad on Wednesday as he struggled with a minor injury, but the midfielder will be available on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta made sweeping changes to his starting line-up against Palace in midweek but will return to his preferred line-up on Saturday. Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel and Rice, fitness permitting, should all return to the squad.
Jesus produced a clinical hat-trick to decide Wednesday’s affair but may return to the bench with Kai Havertz favoured.
Arsenal predicted line-up against Crystal Palace (4-3-3): Raya? Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Merino, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Wednesday’s meeting between the two sides was a goal-filled affair, but both managers will be concerned about their teams’ opening at the Emirates, with steps likely to be taken to make Saturday’s clash a tighter and more tactical battle.
It could be a game with relatively good margins, with Arsenal prospering once again. The Gunners are far from their attacking best in recent matches, but possess superior quality in the final third as well as a consistent threat from set pieces.
