Crystal Palace are set to visit Arsenal for their next Premier League game this Wednesday. As the league campaign enters week 33, this match isn’t very significant for the two sides. Let’s have a look at the preview and a prediction.
Arsenal are fresh off a 4-0 away win at Ipswich Town, marking their first win in three league matches. The Gunners are undefeated in 11 matches across all competitions, winning six times.
Their league title race is over, and Arsenal’s focus is trained elsewhere, so there is a likelihood they will rest a few players here. In their current form, though, they should still be able to beat Palace.
Crystal Palace are placed 12th with 44 points, six more than their nearest challenger. The Eagles are not in immediate danger of dropping but have come up short in their recent matches.
The 0-0 draw at home to Bournemouth was their first positive result in three league games. They had, in the earlier two matches, conceded 10 goals.
The first of those, a 5-2 loss to Manchester City, brought to an end a seven-game unbeaten run, and Palace have struggled since. Matheus Franca is likely to throw in former Arsenal man Eddie Nketiah as he looks to improve their numbers in attack.
Arsenal have dominated previous matches against Crystal Palace, and with their good form in London derbies, they should be able to claim three points here. In each of their last six matches against Palace across all competitions, they won.
In three of the Gunners’ last five league meetings with Palace, Arsenal kept clean sheets. With five goals in the last five matches against Palace, in-form Gabriel Martinelli will love this next fixture. Our prediction for Arsenal v Crystal Palace is for Arsenal to win without conceding.