Crystal Palace host Arsenal in the London derby at Selhurst Park on Saturday as the Gunners look to maintain their challenge for the Premier League title.
Arsenal beat Palace 3-2 in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, with Gabriel Jesus scoring a hat-trick to cancel out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener and set up a semi-final encounter. However, the visitors escaped with a goal from Eddie Nketiah, who gave them a scare in the dying minutes, to seal the victory.
Mikel Arteta’s side have drawn two of their last three league games, giving Liverpool a six-point lead at the top of the table. A win against Oliver Glasner Palace will be crucial to keep the pressure on the Reds.
Palace went into this game having moved up to 15th place, four points out of the relegation zone, after beating Brighton 3-1 last weekend. They will be hoping to repeat their 3-0 win against Arsenal from the 2021-22 season.
team news
Crystal Palace are without the suspended Daniel Munoz, with Caleb Cupolha and Nathaniel Clyne vying to replace him in the starting XI.
Declan Rice is expected to return to Arsenal after a midweek rest, but Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafioli remain absent.
Expected lineup
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1):
Henderson.
Charova, Lacroix, Guehi.
Klein, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell.
Eze, Searle;
Mateta
Arsenal (4-3-3):
Raya;
Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, and Louis Skelly.
Odegaard, Partey, and Rice.
Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
We expect it to be a close game, with Arsenal winning by a narrow margin to maintain their title challenge.
