After Wednesday’s meetup in the quarter-finals of EFL Cup at Emirates Stadium, Crystal Palace and Arsenal face off again this weekend. The Gunners are set to visit Selhurst Park on Saturday, 21 December. Arsenal are desperate for three points after consecutive stalemates in Premier League while Crystal Palace are threatened with the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Match Preview
Jean-Phillipe Mateta put Crystal Palace in front against Arsenal in just the fourth minute of the previous EFL’s encounter. However, the Gunners bounced back impressively with a hattrick from Gabriel Jesus to book their place in the semi-finals. Crystal Palace are undefeated in the previous five Premier League fixtures while winning just two. The Eagles restricted Newcastle and the defending champions Manchester City to equal scores in the last two games at Selhurst Park. Nevertheless, the overall home performance has not been promising, winning just one of eight league games.
Arsenal have shown a convincing form with a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions, winning six games. But their momentum in Premier League has been hindered by back-to-back draws against Fulham and Everton. The traveling has also been challenging for Arsenal in the domestic league, having won only one of thier previous six Premier League fixtures away from Emirates Stadium. Despite the above-mentioned hurdles, the Gunners still find themselves in the third position with eight victories in 16 rounds.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Head-to-Head Record
Crystal Palace have been an ideal opponent for Arsenal as the Gunners emerged victorious in all of their previous H2Hs with the Eagles. Arsenal’s dominance is also evident at Selhurst Park, where they won three of the last four encounters.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 18/12/24 | Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace | EFL Cup |
| 20/01/24 | Arsenal 5-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| 21/08/23 | Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
| 19/03/23 | Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
| 05/08/22 | Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Matheus Franca, Adam Wharton, and Rob Holding are the injury-related absentees for Crystal Palace while Daniel Munoz will be out through the yellow-card suspension. On the other hand, Arsenal have Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori, and Ben White on the injury list.
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineups
Henderson (GK), Chalobah, Guehi, Clyne, Lacroix, Mitchell, Hughes, Lerma, Eze, Mateta, Sarr.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup
Raya (GK), Gabriel, Timber, Saliba, Odegaard, Merino, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Match Prediction
Crystal Palace have managed to find the back of the net in three of their last four home games, however, scoring more than once in only one. Meanwhile, Arsenal have rattled the net multiple times in six of their last eight games. The Gunners have also scored an average of three goals per game in the previous five H2H against Crystal Palace, conceding just three. Therefore, Arsenal will be the favorites to record a commanding victory against Crystal Palace this weekend.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Predicted Result: 1-3 victory for Arsenal
