It’s been another disappointing season for the London side club, Arsenal. They were so close to winning the league title the previous season, but they lost the title to Man City. The Gunners, however, are doing the same thing this season.
They started the season brilliantly and were at the top of the table until the middle of the campaign. Unfortunately, Arsenal lost their rhythm once again and have moved to 4th from the top. With three defeats and one win from their last five league games, the Gunners slipped down to the 4th, going five points behind the table topper.
However, they are desperate to bounce back tomorrow when they host their city rival, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace are also not in their best form, but they can hurt the Gunners the way they did against Manchester City.
Stats & Facts
- Arsenal have won each of their last three league games against Crystal Palace. However, they had won only one of their eight games against the Eagles from 2018 to 2022.
- Arsenal have an excellent home record against the Eagles. Crystal Palace have won only one of their previous 12 away games against Arsenal. The last time Arsenal lost to Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium was in 2019.
- London derbies have been a disaster for Crystal Palace this season. They have won just one of their last 17 games away from home against London side clubs, winning against West Ham United.
- Arsenal have lost their last two London Derbies. A defeat over Crystal Palace would see Arsenal losing three consecutive London derbies for the first time since 1993.
Team News
Arsenal’s long-term absentee Jurrien Timber has been captured running on the pitch in Dubai. But he is far away from returning to the team. Thomas Partey, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Fabio Vieira still remain injured, while Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are unavailable due to their international duty. However, Gabriel Jesus has returned to training and should be available for the selection ahead of the match.
As for Crystal Palace, Michael Olise is out of the team due to his thigh injury. The Eagles will also miss the service of Cheick Doucoure, Joel Ward, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi due to their respective injury, while Jordan Ayew is unavailable due to his international duty in the AFCON Cup.
Possible Lineup for Arsenal:
Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Possible Lineup for Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Eze, Richards, Lerma, Schlupp; Edouard, Mateta
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace
Although Arsenal are winless in their last three games, they are more than desperate to get back to the winning track. The head to head records are also in favor of Arsenal. In addition, the Gunners will have tremendous support from the gallery as being the home side. Therefore, we expect Arsenal to win against Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium.
Betfair Odds
Arsenal: 1.29
Draw: 5.75
Crystal Palace: 12.40
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