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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 theyâve 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 Matetaâs last nine Premier League goals for Crystal Palace have been scored in London, and heâs 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:Â 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:Â Benitez, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Lerma, Hughes, Uche, Nketiah, Devenny.
We return to Premier League action on Saturday, December 13 against Wolves at Emirates Stadium, and you can see how we’ve been preparing for the contest with our latest training gallery.
Despite our 18-match unbeaten run coming to an end at Villa Park last weekend, we head into Saturday’s game in winning form after thrashing Club Brugge 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Victory against Rob Edwards’ side would extend our lead at the top of the Premier League to five points, with the teams closest to us in the table playing on Sunday.
Swipe through the gallery below, captured by club photographer, Stuart MacFarlane, to see what our players have been up to at the Sobha Realty Training Centre:
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Arsenal could be without nine players for Saturdayâs clash against Wolves.
Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel, Kai Havertz and Max Dowman will definitely miss the game due to injury.
Riccardo Calafiori will also be absent because he is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend at Aston Villa.
Myles Lewis-Skelly will start at left-back in place of Calafiori and Mikel Arteta will hope Jurrien Timber is fit to partner Piero Hincapie in the heart of defence.
Timber is one of four players that are doubts for the game with Wolves at Emirates Stadium.
Declan Rice was ill in midweek and missed the win in Club Brugge. Leandro Trossard has a calf problem and William Saliba is struggling with an ankle issue.
â[Saliba] hasnât trained with us yet,â said Arteta on Friday morning. âWe have an extra day, we train this afternoon. Letâs see if he can be available or not.
âIf you asked me [about the] Everton game, I think he will be fit. For tomorrow I donât know.
âIt came from an ankle injury that he had and then it started to modify the way he was running and all that. He started to overload an area, which is something common.â
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Arteta may not have to rush Rice back as he could opt to play with a midfield trio of Eberechi Eze, Martin Odegaard and Martin Zubimendi.
Arsenal played with Eze and Odegaard as two No8s earlier this season, when they hosted West Ham.
In attack, Viktor Gyokeres will hope to lead the line again after starting in Club Brugge and getting just over an hour under his belt.
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Bukayo Saka was rested for that game, but should return. Noni Madueke could keep his place in team after scoring twice against Brugge, however he may have to move to the left flank.
Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Timber, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Eze; Saka, Gyokeres, Madueke
ARSENAL INJURY UPDATE
HUGE BLOW : Mikel Arteta on injury crisis: Arsenal in ‘really dangerous circle’ as Max Dowman also sidelined
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are caught in a “really dangerous circle” after a consistent spate on injuries across this season; Max Dowman is the latest Gunners’ player to be ruled out, but Arteta denies over-training is to blame; Arsenal play Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday
Wednesday 10 December 2025 11:09, UK
Image:Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are in “dangerous circle” regarding injury issues
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal are in a “really dangerous circle” as their injury crisis worsened over the weekend with news that teenager Max Dowman has been sidelined for a number of weeks with ankle ligament damage.
Arsenal’s 28 injuries is the highest in the Premier League this season. Their current absentee list is made up of three centre-backs in William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Cristhian Mosquera, as well as Kai Havertz and now Dowman.
Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Piero Hincapie have also faced spells on the sidelines across an injury-blighted campaign, some with multiple setbacks.
To add to Arteta’s problems, Trossard has not travelled to Belgium for Arsenal’s Champions League match against Club Brugge on Wednesday after he limped off in defeat to Aston Villa over the weekend while Declan Rice is also absent – but through illness.
Gabriel Jesus, on his way back from an ACL injury, has replaced Dowman in the Gunners’ Champions League squad and could make his first appearance since January against Brugge.
Image:Gabriel picked up an injury against Olympiakos
Asked if training methods are partly to blame, Arteta said: “No, because we don’t have time to train. Today [Tuesday] we’ve done 20 minutes, so surely it’s not because we over-trained the players.
“But obviously when you are missing players, you are loading other players and there is a consequence to that, and it’s a really dangerous circle.
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“You have to separate the kind of injuries. Some of them have been long-term and some have been acute injuries. It’s something that we are constantly looking at.
“We have played a lot of games with a lot of players missing and that puts a lot of stress, and then you get more injuries.”
Commenting on Dowman’s injury, Arteta added: “With Max, unfortunately he picked up an injury last weekend, and he had to come off, so we did some scans and he is going to be out for weeks.”
Arsenal can make it six consecutive wins in the Champions League with victory in Belgium, almost certainly guaranteeing a top-eight finish and automatic qualification to the knockout rounds.
Injuries in clusters poses another problem
Image:Kai Havertz hasn’t played a single minute for Arsenal this season
It is not just the volume of injuries causing problems for Arsenal. They continue to suffer injuries in positional clusters too.
Last season, it was most apparent up front, with Havertz tearing his hamstring in February after another injury to Jesus had increased the burden on him as the side’s only available striker.
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A similar situation occurred at right-back, as injuries to Takehiro Tomiyasu and White ensured a punishing schedule for Jurrien Timber, who had to undergo surgery on an ankle issue in May.
Arsenal paid the price for leaving themselves short in certain positions last season, particularly up front. But the problem has resurfaced this term.
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An injury to Havertz at the start of the season left Gyokeres with a heavier-than-planned load. He then hurt his groin, with midfielder Mikel Merino having to fill in up front as he did last season.
Merino performed admirably in the role but, having been required to start seven consecutive games in the space of a month for Arsenal, either side of another two starts for Spain, he was taken off at half-time in Saturday’s loss Aston Villa, clearly fatigued.
Arsenal’s December fixtures
Dec 10:Â Club Brugge (A) – Champions League
Dec 13:Â Wolves (H) – Premier League
Dec 20: Everton (A) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports
Dec 23: Crystal Palace (H) – Carabao Cup quarter-final, live on Sky Sports
Dec 27: Brighton (H) – Premier League
Dec 30: Aston Villa (H) – Premier League, live on Sky Sports
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