Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League
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by Devesh Jaganath in Premier League Predictions
The final curtain of Saturday’s Premier League action will come to us from Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace will be playing host to London rivals Arsenal. The Eagles are in 15th place in the league standings while the Gunners are third after 16 matches this season. Check out our match prediction below!
Less than 72 hours ago, these two faced off in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup and Arsenal secured a 3-2 victory thanks to a Gabriel Jesus hat-trick. In league terms, Palace have lost each of their last four matches against this opponent, while the Gunners have lost only two of their last 19 league games here at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League London derbies (W7 D2 L0) - their longest such run since 2004. The visitors are the favourites in this contest as well but let’s take a look at some other key stats at play in this one.
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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Form
Crystal Palace and Arsenal's standings in the Premier League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
74 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | +35 |
|
12
|
53 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
Crystal Palace and Arsenal Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
15 Dec 2024 - Premier League
7 Dec 2024 - Premier League
3 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
9 Nov 2024 - Premier League
27 Oct 2024 - Premier League
5 Oct 2024 - Premier League
21 Sept 2024 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
15 Dec 2024 - Premier League
3 Dec 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
2 Nov 2024 - Premier League
30 Oct 2024 - Carabao Cup
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
14 Dec 2024 - Premier League
11 Dec 2024 - Champions League
8 Dec 2024 - Premier League
4 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
14 Dec 2024 - Premier League
11 Dec 2024 - Champions League
4 Dec 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
27 Oct 2024 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
26 Nov 2024 - Champions League
10 Nov 2024 - Premier League
6 Nov 2024 - Champions League
2 Nov 2024 - Premier League
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
0 %
83 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
18 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
20 Jan 2024 - Premier League
21 Aug 2023 - Premier League
19 Mar 2023 - Premier League
5 Aug 2022 - Premier League
4 Apr 2022 - Premier League
Crystal Palace - Arsenal: Form Analysis
Crystal Palace endured one of their worst starts to a Premier League season in recent memory, failing to win any of their first eight games before edging Spurs 1-0 at the end of November.
That result proved to be the catalyst for a change in their fortunes, as since then, the Eagles have earned 10 points and only lost one of their last seven league games.
However, to continue moving up the table, the hosts will still need to find improvement in their home results, having only won one of their eight matches at this venue this season (W1 D4 L3).
Crystal Palace have scored in five consecutive league matches ahead of this one!
Meanwhile, the midweek victory took Arsenal’s recent record to nine matches unbeaten across all competitions dating back to a 1-0 defeat against Inter Milan at the start of November.
However, the Gunners have drawn their last two league games and have come under some criticism for being overly reliant on set pieces to score goals following their 0-0 draw with Everton last time out.
Notably, the visitors have found positive results on the road a little hard to come by lately, having managed only a single away win in their last five games, while splitting the other four two draws and two defeats.
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Crystal Palace against Arsenal Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
M. Turner
DefenderJ. Ward
T. Chalobah
C. Kporha
C. Doucoure
J. Devenny
J. Schlupp
E. Nketiah
A. Agbinone
Neto
DefenderJ. Kiwior
R. Calafiori
K. Tierney
MidfielderD. Rice
M. Merino
L. Trossard
Jorginho
ForwardE. Nwaneri
Crystal Palace & Arsenal Squad Analysis
Crystal Palace will have to make do without Daniel Munoz for this match due to suspension after the Colombian was shown his fifth yellow of the season against Brighton last week.
The hosts also have three injury concerns at present, with Matheus Franca definitely ruled out due to a broken rib, while Adam Wharton (groin) and Chadli Riad (knee) are flagged as major doubts.
Will Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick in midweek earn him a starting spot this weekend?
While Mikel Arteta will mull over the possibility of handing the Brazilian a start this week, the Gunners’ boss will likely be more concerned about absentees at the other end of the pitch.
All of Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney and Oleksandr Zinchenko are likely out for this match, while Declan Rice is a major doubt after hobbling off against Everton last week.
The England international was left out of the squad for the midweek match between these sides, but as usual, Arteta has been giving very little away in terms of the extent of the injury.
Most goals and assists
Crystal Palace
Arsenal
J. Mateta
(14 Goals)
K. Havertz
(9 Goals)
E. Eze
(8 Assists)
B. Saka
(10 Assists)
Crystal Palace - Arsenal Key Points
- Five of Crystal Palace’s last seven league games have ended with both teams scoring.
- Crystal Palace have only kept two clean sheets in their last 10 league games.
- Four of Arsenal’s last six away league games have ended with both teams scoring.
- Arsenal have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six away league games.
- Both teams scored when these sides met in the Carabao Cup three days ago.
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Our Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Prediction
Crystal Palace have been one of the most improved sides in the Premier League over the last month, and while they were beaten on Wednesday, that game was played at the Emirates.
Returning to Selhurst Park, the Eagles will see this as a free shot at the Gunners, who have delivered a few questionable performances of late and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six league matches on the road. Therefore, our Crystal Palace vs Arsenal prediction is both teams to score.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Alternative Predictions
Crystal Palace over 0.5
Crystal Palace have scored in each of their last five league games ahead of this one and have only failed to do so once in their last eight matches. Additionally, Arsenal have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six away league games.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - FAQs
The Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal will be played on December 21 at 17:30 GMT.
The Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal will take place at Selhurst Park in London.
The Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK.
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Simon Hooper will take charge of this match, with the assistance of Adrian Holmes, Simon Long and Oliver Langford as the fourth official.
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