Crystal Palace will be looking to down an Arsenal side gunning towards a top-four finish when they host them in the English Premier League at Selhurst Park. Join us on The Roar from 2:00am (AEDT) for live scores and commentary.
Crystal Palace haven’t been able to hand the Gunners a loss in their last 10 meetings, however manager Alan Pardew believes that even managing to salvage a point against Arsenal will play dividends for his side.
“If we can get a point, or three points, it would be a massive boost for us,” he said pre-match.
Crystal Palace are just five points clear of the relegation zone, however with so many players set to miss the clash due to injury, the Eagles could potentially find themselves in a dangerous spot after the gameweek.
Australian skipper Mile Jedinak, Yannick Bolasie, Marouane Chamakh, James McArthur and Jonathan Williams are all set to miss the home fixture.
Arsene Wenger’s side, however, could potentially be boosted by the return of Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Wilshere has been out of commission since last November due to an ankle problem, and Oxlade-Chamberlain has not featured for the Gunners for more than a month due to a groin injury.
The Gunners have managed to earn 12 points out of a possible 15 in their last Premier League fixtures, with their only defeat coming away from home against Tottenham.
Arsenal are coming off a 2-0 FA Cup win over Middlesbrough, and will be looking to take their momentum into Selhurst Park and leapfrog Manchester United and Southampton into third place on the ladder.
The last time these two sides played was back in August of last year, where an injury-time goal from Aaron Ramsey broke the hearts of Crystal Palace, and secured a 2-1 win for Arsenal.
The Eagles will take on a stronger Gunners side lacking depth, so expect a more convincing win from Arsenal this time around.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-3 Arsenal
Can Crystal Palace pull off a shock win, or will Arsenal successfully continue their quest for a top-four finish in the English Premier League? Join us on The Roar for the live blog from 2:00am (AEDT) to find out.
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Here are the results of the other fixtures: FT: Aston Villa 1 - 2 Stoke City FT: Chelsea 1 - 1 Burnley FT: Hull City 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers FT: Sunderland 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion FT: Swansea City 2 - 1 Manchester United
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Arsenal move to the top four, as Palace edge closer to the relegation zone!
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FULL TIME What a end to an exciting game, if you looked at the score, it would not reflect the game! Palace came out strong before giving away an early penalty in the box, Souare brings down Welbeck in the box and Cazorla finished with style. The Eagles came out strong again, and dominated the half, before a deflected shot from Welbeck found Giroud who slotted the ball into the net right at the end of the first half. Despite going down by two in the first, Palace came back strong and looked determined to come back to level terms. The goal came too little too late as the substitute Murray got his first ever goal at Selhurt Park in the 94th minute! Just thirty seconds later he hit the bar, as Arsenal went into full time somewhat lucky to get the three points! A loss for Manchester United puts Arsenal in third place, and they will stay there if Southampton drop points. The final score at Selhurst Park: CRYSTAL PALACE 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+5' - Bolasie comes down the wing but it's too little too late, the referee blows for full time. CRYSTAL PALACE 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+4' - SO CLOSE! Bolaise's ball finds Murray who hits the post! Unbelievable! CRYSTAL PALACE 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+4' - GOAL CRYSTAL PALACE Zaha's shot comes off Murray that rebounds into Koscielny before falling for Murray who hits it in the net! Can they come back at the death! CRYSTAL PALACE 1 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+3' - Another corner for Palace now. Time is running out! CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+2' - Ospina does well to deny once again! CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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90+1' - Puncheon's ball finds Murray, who heads it wide for a goal kick. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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90' - Five minutes to go, can Palace create some magic? CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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89' - Five minutes of time will be added on it seems. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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88' - Arsenal make another change now, as Sanchez comes off for a defender, Gabriel. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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87' - Palace don't have long to go to salvage something from this game! CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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86' - Murray wins the corner and Ospina does well to react. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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86' - Right at the other end Palace win a corner. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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86' - Cazorla's free kick finds Giroud, and his header is saved by the keeper. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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86' - Giroud is fouled. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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85' - Palace kick the ball back to the Gunners as the game continues. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL
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83' - Dann is down with a twisted ankle, and Chambers gets a yellow card for a previous challenge on Bolasie. CRYSTAL PALACE 0 - 2 ARSENAL