It’s north London versus south London as Arsenal host Crystal Palace to kick off the next round of Premier League action on Saturday. No doubt about it, this is a London derby that has produced quite a few thrilling moments over the years. During the 2018/2019 season, Palace scored a huge upset, 3-2 victory at the Emirates Stadium that featured lots of high drama that April.
Then you had the scored draw, at Arsenal, which essentially secured promotion to the top flight for Palace during the 1979-1980 season.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace FYIs
Kickoff: Sat January 20, 12:30pm, Emirates Stadium, London, UK
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Google Result Probability: Arsenal 74% Crystal Palace 9% Draw 17%
PL Form, Position: Crystal Palace WLDDL, 21 pts, 14th Arsenal LLDWL, 40 pts, 4th
The result at Highbury that March was huge for Palace, as it helped them move up a tier.
Fast forward to today, and the time has now come to predict what lineup Mikel Arteta will select for this match on Saturday. Here is what we are going with.
Arsenal Starting Lineup Prediction vs Crystal Palace
David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jakub Kiwior; Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus.
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