Crystal Palace and Arsenal clash for the second time in three days when they meet at Selhurst Park on Saturday, this time in the Premier League.
The two teams battled it out in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, with Arsenal playing host on that occasion. made it to the semi-finals. Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick beat the Eagles 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 foes, but their recent Premier League form has been far from ideal. Draws with Fulham and Everton have seen them lose ground to Chelsea and Liverpool, with victory against the Eagles not enough to usurp their way up the table.
In contrast, Palace’s recent league form has been very impressive. They have regained some form after a disappointing start to the season and have gone on their own respectable draw against reigning champions Manchester City with an excellent A23 derby day win over Brighton & Hove Albion on the road.
here it is 90 minutes guide to a whole London affair.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal head-to-head results (last five games)
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 Man City – 12/07/24 |
Arsenal 3-0 Monaco – 12/11/24 |
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Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace – 03/12/24 |
Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 08/12/24 |
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle – 30/11/24 |
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd – 04/12/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Main Event Sky Sports, 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 pretty much his strongest XI in midweek against Arsenal and is unlikely to make many changes from that side.
Daniel Munoz, who missed out in north London on Wednesday, is suspended after picking up his fifth Premier League yellow card of the season at Brighton, but fellow defender Chadi Riad is closing in on a return after three months on the sidelines and could be part of the squad for Saturday’s match.
However, Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca are still absent further forward, with the former recently suffering a setback in his recovery from a groin injury that is likely to see him miss the rest of the calendar year.
Crystal Palace expected line-up against Arsenal (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; tests
arsenal he has four injuries to his senior team and they all come in the full-back department. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are 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 with a minor injury, but the midfielder should be available on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta made sweeping changes to his starting line-up against Palace in midweek but will return to his preferred XI on Saturday. Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel and Rice, fitness permitting, should return to the team.
Jesus provided a clinical hat-trick to decide Wednesday’s affair but may return to the bench with Kai Havertz favored.
Predicted Arsenal vs Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3): Stripe; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Merino, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Wednesday’s meeting between the teams was a goal-laden 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 battle and tactic
It could be a game of relatively thin margins, with Arsenal potentially thriving once again. The Gunners have been far from their attacking best in recent games, but they have superior quality in the final third as well as a constant threat from set pieces.
