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 Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday evening, with Arsenal the hosts on that occasion Advance to the semi-finals. Gabriel Jesus' hat-trick saw the Eagles win despite a late lead sparked by Eddie Nketiah's goal against his former club.
Arsenal will fancy their chances of back-to-back victories over their south London opponents, but they have been late Premier League The format was far from ideal. Draws with Fulham and Everton led to losses at home to Chelsea and Liverpool, and a victory over the Eagles was not enough to usurp either of them in the table.
In contrast, Palace's recent form in the league has been very impressive. They have regained some form after a disappointing start to the season and have continued their form A respectable draw against defending champions Manchester City With an excellent A23 derby day win over Brighton & Hove Albion on the road.
here 90 minutes A guide to the pan-London issue.
Crystal Palace and Arsenal live results (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Crystal Palace |
Arsenal |
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Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace – 12/18/24 |
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace – 12/18/24 |
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Brighton 1-3 Crystal Palace – 12/15/24 |
Arsenal 0-0 Everton – 12/14/24 |
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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 – 12/03/24 |
Fulham 1-1 Arsenal – 12/08/24 |
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle – 30/11/24 |
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United – 12/04/24 |
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nation |
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UK |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra and NOW TV |
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US |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports app, USA Network |
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Canada |
Fubo TV Canada |
Crystal Palace They were largely named as the strongest line-up in midweek against Arsenal and are unlikely to make many changes from that side.
Daniel Munoz, who missed North London on Wednesday, has been suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season at Brighton, but fellow defender Shadi Riyad is close to returning after three months out and could be part of the matchday squad on Saturday. .
However, Adam Wharton and Matthews Franca remain absent from the attack, with the former recently suffering a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury that is likely to see him miss the rest of the calendar year.
Crystal Palace expected formation against Arsenal (3-4-2-1):Henderson; Chalupa, Lacroix, Guayhi; Klein, Doucouré, Hughes, Mitchell; Sar, Iz; Tests.
Arsenal They have four injuries in the first team and they all come in the full-back department. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both missing on the right side of defence, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiore are unavailable on the left.
Declan Rice was left out of Arsenal's squad on Wednesday due to a minor injury but the midfielder should be available on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta made sweeping changes to his starting lineup against Palace in midweek, but will return to his preferred lineup on Saturday. Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Gabriel and Reis, fitness permitting, should all return to the team.
Jesus produced a crucial hat-trick to decide Wednesday's match, but he may return to the bench with Kai Havertz preferred.
Arsenal's expected lineup against Crystal Palace (4-3-3):Ria; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Merino, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Wednesday's meeting between the two sides was full of goals, but both coaches will be concerned about their teams' openness at the Emirates Stadium, with steps likely to be taken to make Saturday's encounter tougher and more tactical.
It could be a game with relatively good margins, with Arsenal potentially thriving again. The Gunners have been far from their best offensively in recent matches, but they have superior quality in the final third, as well as a constant threat from set-pieces.
