Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: Will Saka & Arteta’s Set-Piece Kings Extend Winning Run, or Will Glasner & Mateta’s Eagles Soar London Skies?

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: Will Saka & Arteta’s Set-Piece Kings Extend Winning Run, or Will Glasner & Mateta’s Eagles Soar London Skies?

A Premier League-leading Arsenal side on an upwards trajectory welcomes an ailing Crystal Palace outfit to the Emirates Stadium for Sunday afternoon's London derby.

Mikel Arteta's Gunners are seeking a stellar seventh straight victory across all competitions, whereas Oliver Glasner's Eagles have failed to win any of their last three domestically or continentally.

 

📈Team Form📉

 

🔹 Arsenal: Top of the Premier League table.

🔸 Crystal Palace: Currently eighth in the Premier League.

 

📊Key Stats & Head-to-Head 📊

 

🔥 Arsenal have scored 10 set-piece goals in eight games, the quickest a team has ever reached double figures for dead-ball goals in the competition.

🔥 Arsenal could become the second team to go three successive Premier League games without facing a shot on target.

🔥 Crystal Palace have just one clean sheet from their last seven games in all tournaments.

🔥 Palace have lost five of their last six Premier League meetings with Arsenal.

 

🔬 What to Expect From Both Teams 🔥

 

🔴Arsenal | Premier League form: W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢

Arsenal's set-pieces have carried them to the top of the Premier League, proving sustainable and effective.

They come into this match after a 4-0 Champions League crushing of Atletico Madrid, where they exhibited open-play prowess. The Gunners have won their last six games across all competitions.

 

🦅Crystal Palace | Premier League form: W🟢 D🟡 W🟢 W🟢 L🔴 D🟡

Palace's October plight continued in midweek with a Conference League loss, and they have lost two of their last three games.

The Eagles have lost their defensive steel in recent weeks, conceding six goals across their last three games. They rely on Jean-Philippe Mateta, who scored a hat-trick last weekend.

 

👥 Predicted Lineups 👥

 

🔴Arsenal (possible):

Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Eze, Zubimendi, Rice, Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.

 

🦅Crystal Palace (possible):

Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Pino, Sarr, Mateta.

 

🔥 Matchups & Players to Watch 👀

 

✨ Leandro Trossard — settled the Fulham derby with a close-range strike.

✨ Jean-Philippe Mateta — Palace's hat-trick hero who has scored eight of his last nine PL goals in London.

✨ Arsenal's Defensive Trio of Raya, Gabriel, & Saliba — aiming for a record-equalling third straight game without facing a shot on target.

✨ Crystal Palace's Backline of Henderson, Guehi, & Lacroix — recently vulnerable, needing to rediscover their defensive steel.

 

💵 Odds Market on MSport 💵

 

💵 Arsenal/Home to win = 1.43

💵 Crystal Palace/Away to win = 8.07

💵 Both teams to score (GG/NG Yes) = 2.05

💵 Over 2.5 total goals = 1.77

 

This is a London derby with contrasting momentum — Arsenal are flying high at the summit while Palace seek to halt their recent slide.

Who takes the three points on Sunday? Tell us your prediction in the comments.

 

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