Crystal Palace host Arsenal in the London derby at Selhurst Park on Saturday as the Gunners look to keep their Premier League title challenge alive.
Arsenal beat Palace 3-2 in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday as Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick to cancel out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener and set up the semi-finals. However, the visitors secured victory through a late goal from Eddie Nketiah.
Mikel Arteta’s side have drawn two of their last three league games, leaving Liverpool six points clear at the top. A win against Oliver Glasner’s Palace will be vital to keep the pressure on the Reds.
Palace came into action last weekend with an impressive 3-1 win over Brighton, which saw them move up to 15th in the standings, four points off the relegation zone. They will be hoping to repeat their 3-0 win over Arsenal from the 2021-22 season.
team news
Crystal Palace are without suspended Daniel Munoz, with Caleb Kforha and Nathaniel Clyne competing to replace him in the starting XI.
Declan Rice is expected to return to Arsenal after a mid-week break, but Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori are unavailable.
Expected Lineup
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1):
Henderson;
Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi;
Klein, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell;
Sar, ez;
math
Arsenal (4-3-3):
Raya;
Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly;
Odegaard, Fatih, Rice;
Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
We expect a tight battle for Arsenal to maintain their title challenge.
