Crystal Palace host Arsenal in a London derby at Selhurst Park on Saturday, as the Gunners look to maintain their Premier League title challenge.
Arsenal prevailed 3-2 over Palace in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, with Gabriel Jesus scoring a hatrick to cancel out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener and set up a semi-final clash. However, the visitors escaped a late scare Eddie Nketiah goal to secure the victory.
Mikel Arteta’s side have drawn two of their last three league games, allowing Liverpool to open up a six-point lead at the top of the table. A win over Oliver Glasner’s Palace would be crucial to keep the pressure on the Reds.
Palace come into the game on the back of an impressive 3-1 win over Brighton last weekend, which lifted them to 15th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone. They will be hoping to repeat their 3-0 victory over Arsenal from the 2021-22 season.
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Crystal Palace are without the suspended Daniel Munoz, while Caleb Kporha and Nathaniel Clyne are vying to replace him in the starting XI.
Declan Rice is expected to return for Arsenal after being rested in midweek, but Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori remain sidelined.
Predicted Lineups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1):
Henderson;
Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi;
Clyne, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell;
Sarr, Eze;
Mateta
Arsenal (4-3-3):
Raya;
Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly;
Odegaard, Partey, Rice;
Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
We predict a tight encounter, with Arsenal edging it to maintain their title challenge.
