Crystal Palace vs Arsenal – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Sreya

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal – Arsenal travel to Selhurst Park on 10th April, Monday to face Crystal Palace in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Arsenal dropped down to the sixth position after Manchester United defeated Sunderland on Sunday. With fifty four points next to their name, Arsene Wenger’s side are in desperate need for a win should they want to push for UEFA Champions League qualification for next season.

Crystal Palace have had an incredible last few weeks when they won five consecutive games (including a 2-1 win over league leaders Chelsea) before their 3-1 loss to Southampton in their previous league outing. Sam Allardyce’s side are now sixteenth with thirty one points.

Although they are just three points above the relegation zone, Crystal Palace’s current form give them a decent chance of survival in the top division.

Team News

Yohan Cabaye, Scott Dann, Jonathan Benteke, Connor Wickham, Steve Mandanda and James Tomkins are sidelined through injuries while Loic Remy and Pape Souare are yet to regain match fitness.

Arsenal will be without the injured Santi Cazorla and Petr Cech.

Crystal Palace Possible Starting Lineup: Wayne Hennessey, Joel Ward, Martin Kelly, Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp, Mathieu Flamini, Luka Milivojevic, Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: David Ospina, Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Gabriel Paulista, Nacho Monreal, Granit Xhaka, Mohamed Elneny, Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, David Welbeck.

“We came out of a very difficult period and what we have shown is that we are united and focused and determined to do things right again. We have to show that focus now until the end of the season. There’s still a lot to fight for.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Crystal Palace vs Arsenal H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in four wins for Arsenal and one draw. In fact, Arsenal have won seven of their last eight matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions.

A 2-2 draw is the most likely result of this game.