Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Predictions

• Both teams have scored in seven of Crystal Palace’s last nine in all competitions
• Arsenal have won six of the last eight head-to-heads
• Bukayo Saka has five goals and ten assists in the league this season

Palace showed midweek fight

Crystal Palace put in a solid performance against Arsenal at the Emirates in the EFL Cup on Wednesday and would have taken plenty of positives from it despite their 3-2 defeat.

The Eagles opened the scoring after just four minutes and were unlucky not to get a result as Gabriel Jesus’ second goal looked offside but the officials did not give it and there was no VAR in operation.

Eddie Nketiah netted against his old club and the Eagles proved that they can cause real issues for the Gunners, who struggled with the pace and power of Jean-Philippe Mateta.

After a poor start to the season, Oliver Glasner’s side have now lost just two of their last ten games in all competitions and have beaten Tottenham, Aston Villa and Brighton in that time, as well as drawing with Manchester City and Newcastle.

Expect goals at both ends at Selhurst Park

Arsenal will undoubtedly field a stronger team than they did in the midweek EFL Cup tie between these two teams with Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba likely to return to the starting lineup.

It will be interesting to see if Mikel Arteta persists with Kai Havertz as a central striker following Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick.

The Gunners have struggled to create from open play this term but have been deadly from set pieces this season, no team in the Premier League has scored more goals from such situations than Arsenal.

Only Brentford have conceded fewer set piece goals than Palace’s two however so the visitors may have to seek alternative routes to goal.

This pair put on an entertaining affair on Wednesday and this Premier League meeting could follow suit, with both teams fancied to find the net. 

Both teams have scored in seven of Crystal Palace’s last nine in all competitions and they could play their part in another thriller.

Saka to lead Arsenal to victory

Correct score backers should note that Arsenal have managed to get the better of these opponents in six of the last eight meetings between these two and it may be worth siding with them to edge a 2-1 success in this clash.

Bukayo Saka made a real difference when coming off the bench in the EFL Cup game between these two and looks a likely route to goal once more in this match.

No Arsenal player has scored more league goals than Saka’s five and he is also the Gunners’ penalty taker so could end up on the scoresheet. 

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