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Crystal Palace and Arsenal meet for the second time in three days when they meet at Selhurst Park on Saturday, this time in the Premier League.
The two teams met in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, with Arsenal the hosts on that occasion as they progressed to the semi-finals. Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick defeated the Eagles despite a late comeback sparked by Eddie Nketiah’s goal against his former employers.
Arsenal will love their chances of achieving back-to-back wins over their south London foes, but their recent form in the Premier League has been far from ideal. Tame draws with Fulham and Everton have seen them lose ground to Chelsea and Liverpool, and the win against the Eagles was not enough to usurp either in the table.
By contrast, Palace’s recent form in the league has been hugely impressive. They have regained some form after a disappointing start to the season and followed up their respectable draw against defending champions Manchester City with an excellent A23 derby win over Brighton & Hove Albion away.
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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal H2H results (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
Crystal Palace | Arsenal |
|---|---|
Arsenal 3-2 Palacio de Cristal – 12/18/24 | Arsenal 3-2 Palacio de Cristal – 12/18/24 |
Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace – 15/12/24 | Arsenal 0-0 Everton – 12/14/24 |
Crystal Palace 2-2 Man City – 07/12/24 | Arsenal 3-0 Monaco – 11/12/24 |
Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace – 03/12/24 | Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 08/12/24 |
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle – 11/30/24 | Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United – 04/12/24 |
Country | TV channel/live broadcast |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
USA | fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports app, USA Network |
Canada | fuboTV Canada |
Crystal Palace named their strongest XI in midweek against Arsenal and are unlikely to make many changes from that side.
Daniel Muñoz, who missed Wednesday in north London, 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 his return after three months on the sidelines and He could be part of the squad for Saturday’s matchday.
However, Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca remain absent further ahead, with the former recently suffering a setback in his recovery from a groin injury that will likely see him miss the remainder of the calendar year.
Predicted lineup for Crystal Palace vs Arsenal (3-4-2-1):Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Evidence.
Arsenal have four injuries to their senior squad and all of them are in the full-back department. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are absent on the right side of the defense, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori are unavailable on the left side.
Declan Rice was excluded from the Arsenal squad on Wednesday due to a minor injury, but the midfielder should be available on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta made radical 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 scored a clinical hat-trick to decide Wednesday’s match, but may return to the bench with Kai Havertz the favourite.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace predicted lineup (4-3-3): Stripe; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Madera; Odegaard, Merino, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Wednesday’s match between the two teams was loaded with goals, but both coaches will be concerned about their teams’ opening at the Emirates, and steps are likely to be taken to make Saturday’s match a closer and more tactical battle.
It could be a match of comparatively fine margins, in which Arsenal could thrive once again. The Gunners have been far from their offensive best in recent games, but they have superior quality in the final third, as well as a constant threat from set pieces.
