Arsenal have so far picked up four wins out of their first nine Premier League games and next up they welcome Crystal Palace at home.
The Gunners were on an unbeaten run of five league games but on Monday they went down 1-0 rather surprisingly to Sheffield United away from home.
This loss means the North London outfit have now slipped out of the top-four of the league and are currently fifth with 15 points out of a possible 27 points.
Crystal Palace is expected to cause not too many problems at the Emirates on Sunday but Arsenal’s defence have looked shaky every time they have been tested.
And given that Palace are just one point behind the Gunners, a lot will be riding on this game for the away side and even a point would be a big result for them.
Arsenal vs Palace:
Kick-off: Sun, 27 October 2019. 16:30 UK Time.
Stadium: Emirates.
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Assistants: Lee Betts, Peter Kirkup.
Fourth official: Tim Robinson. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Neil Davies.
Head to Head:
Arsenal wins: 13
CPFC wins: 3
Draws: 4
Injuries & Suspensions:
Arsenal:
Reiss Nelson – Knee injury(Ruled Out).
Crystal Palace:
Vicente Guaita – Groin injury(Doubtful).
Martin Kelly – Groin injury(Doubtful).
Connor Wickham – Undisclosed(Ruled Out).
Mamadou Sakho – Other (Ruled Out).
Trivia:
- Arsenal have never failed to score in 19 home league matches against Crystal Palace.
- Crystal Palace are looking to secure back-to-back wins against the Gunners in all competitions for the first time.
- The Gunners are undefeated in 21 of their last 22 home matches in the league.
AFC vs Palace prediction:
Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace
Betting Odds:
AFC win: 1.49
Draw: 4.94
Palace win: 6.85
Injury list via Premier Injuries.
Trivia via Whoscored.com and premierleague.com.
