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Arsenal and Crystal Palace reconvene for the second time in four days, with the Gunners travelling to Selhurst Park on Saturday evening.
Gabriel Jesus was the man of the hour on Wednesday night as he struck his first Arsenal hat-trick to fire the north Londoners into the Carabao Cup semi-finals at the expense of the Eagles.
This time, the two London clubs are facing off in the Premier League. Arsenal have drawn back-to-back games in the competition and are without an open-play goal in three outings. Their second-half display in midweek should buoy the visitors as the aim to eat into their current deficit on the league leaders.
Oliver Glasner's side have steadied themselves after a woeful start to the 2024/25 campaign. They're up to 15th after a five-game unbeaten run in the league, but they have just a three-point buffer on thr drop zone.
Here's our preview of Crystal Palace vs Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday evening.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups
What time does Crystal Palace vs Arsenal kick off?
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal kicks off on Wednesday 18 December at 19:30 BST.
- When is kick off? Saturday 21 December, 2024
- What time is kick off? 17:30 BST
- Where is it played? Selhurst Park, London
- Referee: Simon Hooper
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal head to head record
Arsenal continued their excellent run against Palace on Wednesday as they won their fifth straight game in this matchup. The Gunners last lost in this fixture at Selhurst Park in April 2022 amid their late-season collapse which cost them a Champions League spot. Palace have only beaten Arsenal four times since the Premier League's inception.
Date | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|
18 December 2024 | Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace | Carabao Cup |
20 January 2024 | Arsenal 5-0 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
21 August 2023 | Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
19 March 2023 | Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace | Premier League |
5 August 2022 | Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
Is Crystal Palace vs Arsenal on TV?
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal will be streamed on various Sky channels on Saturday evening, including Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football. UK viewers can also catch this Premier League clash via Sky GO and NOW TV.
NBC Sports will broadcast the game in the USA, while fuboTV will stream Crystal Palace vs Arsenal in Canada.
Crystal Palace team news
Daniel Munoz is suspended for Saturday's Premier League clash and we should see Nathaniel Clyne start at right wing-back having come on in the second half on Wednesday.
There shouldn't be too much change from the team that started in the cup. Eddie Nketiah and Daichi Kamada both produced tidy cameos off the bench, but the pair will likely start on the bench against this weekend.
The hosts are without Adam Wharton, Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca.
Predicted Crystal Palace lineup vs Arsenal: Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.
Arsenal team news
Declan Rice was suffering with a niggle before the Everton draw and missed out on Wednesday night having been withdrawn on the hour on Saturday. However, the midfielder was likely rested with Arteta preserving him for Saturday's game.
The Gunners' heavy hitters will all return to the starting XI, while Gabriel Jesus will be desperate to retain his place in the XI following his midweek heroics. Raheem Sterling may also get a start down the left, but Gabriel Martinelli will likely get the nod.
Arsenal are without Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu through injury.
Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Everton: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Havertz, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal score prediction
It's a tight and compact Selhurst Park pitch that will test Arsenal on Saturday. However, the Gunners will surely be boosted by their second-half performance on Wednesday having fallen behind to the Eagles early on in midweek.
Palace will challenge Arsenal with the long ball, but the return of Arteta's starting centre-backs should tame Jean-Philippe Mateta's threat. The Gunners, though, will have to stretch the pitch in order to manipulate a Palace block that is condense and stubborn at its best, but penetrable when tasked to cover big spaces. We saw that on Wednesday night.
This will be another game of patience for Arteta's side, but they'll eventually grind their way to all three points.