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Gabriel starts for Arsenal as Wharton returns to Palace XI

 

Arsenal aiming to extend lead at top of PL table

 

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1 hour ago1h ago13:43

 

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3 minute ago3m ago14:40

 

Wharton: I want to play in Champions League and

 

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Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged starting XI in the Premier League for the first time since September 2024, for a 4-2 win over Leicester. Arsenal have won nine of their last 10 Premier League games when they’ve named an unchang

 

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Arteta: Eze reunion special but not the focus

 

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claimed that while Eberechi Eze’s reunion with former club Crystal Palace is special, the focus remains on the team.

 

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18 minute ago18m ago14:25

 

Palace upset to snap winless run over Arsenal?

 

For all of Palace’s improvement in recent times, history shows they still struggle against Arsenal.

 

In fact, last season’s 2-2 draw in this very fixture was they haven’t lost against the Gunners since they last beat them back in 2022.

 

April 4 2022 – Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal

 

August 5 2022 – Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal

 

March 19 2023 – Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace

 

August 21 2023 – Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal

 

January 20 2024 – Arsenal 5-0 Crystal Palace

 

December 18 2024 – Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace

 

December 21 2024 – Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal

 

April 23 2025 – Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace

 



 

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20 minute ago20m ago14:23

 

Arsenal handling the heat so far…

 

Sky Sports’ William Bitibiri at the Emirates:

 

“Another Liverpool slip-up means that Arsenal have another opportunity to widen the gap between them and their competition.

 

“A win will see Mikel Arteta’s side move seven points clear of Champions Liverpool in their search for the Premier League title.

 

“Arsenal have risen to the occasion at each time of asking this season to pull further clear in the title race but as the weeks go by, Arteta’s side will have their mettle tested.

 

“This afternoon offers another test. Arsenal are robust on the field and all signs point towards a greater winning mentality this term. Can Arteta’s Arsenal extend their lead at the top this afternoon?”

 



 

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23 minute ago23m ago14:20

 

Arteta: ‘I envisioned set-piece importance 10 years ago’

 

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s clash with Crystal Palace, Mikel Arteta claimed he could see the importance set-pieces would have in his coaching a decade ago.

 

Arsenal have scored 23 set-piece goals since the beginning of the 2024/2025 season, more than any team in Europe, but it has led to some claiming that Arteta’s side are not so pleasing on the eye.

 

“Ten years ago. I wasn’t here but 10 years ago, I said ‘it is a massive thing to do that’ and I started to have a vision, try to implement a method and try to be surrounded by the best people to deliver that,” Arteta said ahead of the game.

 

“That’s the eagerness to constantly find ways to develop your team and give your players to be more unpredictable and especially more efficient.”

 

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28 minute ago28m ago14:15

 

The ultimate game of attack vs defence

 

The irresistable force vs the immovable object. That’s what todays London derby is shaping up to be.

 

Arsenal’s defensive record is by far the best in the Premier League so far this season, conceding just three times, keeping five clean sheets and having an xG against of just 4.8.

 

However, as Oliver Glasner elluded to in his pre-match press conference, there is no team better in the final third this season than Crystal Palace.

 

The Eagles top the charts in shots on target, xG, and big chances. Unfortunately for them, it’s finishing said chances that lets them down, as they fall down to seventh in the league in terms of goals scored with 12.

 

In fact, they are 5.38 goals their xG.

 

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33 minute ago33m ago14:10

 

How Daniel Munoz transformed in to PL’s ‘best wing-back’

 

Jamie Carragher believes that Daniel Munoz is the best wing-back in the Premier League right now. So, Sky Sports’ Nick Wright delved into his story of rejection to one of the top performers in the division.

 

 

Daniel Munoz: Crystal Palace wing-back a unique talent who overcame rejection to become Premier League’s best

 

What’s happened to Palace?

 

Sky Sports’ William Bitibiri at the Emirates:

 

“Expectations at Selhurst Park have progressed so far under Oliver Glasner that their current slump has been cause for concern. Since their 19-match unbeaten run was ended by Everton just before the international break, Palace have failed to win since.

 

“Midweek exposed a slight flaw in their approach as perceptions of Glasner’s side continue to shift. Suddenly, against the Cypriot side AEK Larnaca, they were favourites. Under the lights at Selhurst Park, the impetus was theirs to make things happen.

 

“The fact that they didn’t muster an effort on target until the 70th minute tells the story of how they fared in that 1-0 defeat.

 

“This afternoon will suit them so much more. Arsenal will have the majority of the ball, while Palace will be forced to be patient and await their opportunity.

 

“It’s a game plan Palace thrive in, and as they search for their first win in four, the Eagles may fancy their chances against the league leading

 

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: Key stats

 

Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace, though the exception was a 2-2 draw in this exact fixture last season.

 

Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 14 away league games against Arsenal (D5, L8), beating them 3-2 in April 2019 under Roy Hodgson.

 

Arsenal have only lost two of their 70 home Premier League matches when they’ve started the day top of the table (W52, D16), losing to Hull in September 2008 and Man City in February 2023.

 

Arsenal have not faced a single shot on target in either of their last two Premier League matches. On record since 2003-04, the only side to go three games in a row without facing a shot on target are Manchester City between May and August 2014.

 

Eight of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s last nine Premier League goals for Crystal Palace have been scored in London, and he’s netted five goals in his last eight London derbies.

 

PL Predictions: Arsenal to continue title push

 

Sky Sports’ betting expert Lewis Jones:

 

There’s a betting angle emerging with Arsenal regarding their second halves producing more goals than the first. Mikel Arteta’s side are the masters of control and that is seen through this trend. They strangle games early, suffocate space and rarely give the opposition a sniff in the first half.

 

84% of Super 6 players are backing Arsenal to beat Crystal Palace on Sunday

 

But once the patterns are set and perhaps fatigue creeps in with decision-making from the opposition in the second half, the tempo changes and that’s where the goals tend to come. There have been just eight first-half goals scored in Arsenal’s last 10 matches across all competitions, but 16 after the break.

 

It’s 11/10 with Sky Bet for more goals to be scored in the second half than the first.

 

SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0

 

 

Premier League predictions and best bets: Back Arsenal & Manchester City defences for shutouts

 

 

This should be good…

 

Sky Sports’ William Bitibiri at the Emirates:

 

“There’s always something about this fixture that gets the people going. I was here last season, at the back end of the campaign, when the game ended in a thrilling 2-2.

 

“Little did we all know that was an audition for Eberechi Eze at what is now his new home in north London. He scored on that occasion, but so did Jean-Phillipe Mateta, who will be keen to ruffle feathers this afternoon.

 

“I’m expecting an entertaining one. Arsenal are the most physical team in the league but Crystal Palace have proved time and time again that they are no shrinking violence

 

Gabriel fit to start as Trossard comes into attack

 

Sky Sports’ Callum Bishop:

 

The big news as it pertains to Arsenal then is that Gabriel is in fact fit to start for the Gunners despite being listed as a doubt pre-match. There is one change in defence though as Myles Lewis-Skelly drops out for Riccardo Calafiori.

 

Eberechi Eze also starts in the middle of the park against his former club, as Mikel Arteta’s only other change from the side who beat Atletico Madrid in midweek sees Leandro Trossard come in for Gabriel Martinelli.

 

The Belgian scored in this fixture last season, so perhaps Arteta is hoping lightning strikes twice.

 

 

Three Palace changes – Wharton starts

 

Oliver Glasner has made three changes to the team that were beat by AEK Larnaca in midweek.

 

They’re all expected too. Chris Richards, Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada return to the starting line up while Jaydee Canvot, Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma drop to the bench.

 

Borna Sosa returns to the squad as he was suspended for Palace in Europe last time out.

 

Arsenal team news – Gabriel starts

 

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Zubimendi, Eze; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.

 

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Hincapie, Martinelli, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly.

 

 

 

Crystal Palace team news

 

Crystal Palace: Henderson; Muñoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi, Mitchell; Wharton, Kamada; Sarr, Pino; Mateta.

 

Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Lerma, Hughes, Uche, Nketiah, Devenny.