At 01:30 a.m. on December 22, Beijing time, the 17th round of the English Premier League ushered in the London derby, and Crystal Palace hosted Arsenal.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, the highlights of the match are as follows:
First:Situation of both teams! After 16 rounds of Premier League matches, Crystal Palace has 3 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, ranking 15th with 16 points; Arsenal are third with 30 points from 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the last round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace defeated Brighton 3-1 away, and remained unbeaten in the last 5 rounds of league games with 2 wins and 3 draws; Arsenal drew 0-0 at home to Everton, suffering two consecutive league draws; The Carabao Cup clash in midweek saw Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at home.
Second:Arsenal were away from Crystal Palace and won from set-pieces! London Derby, no need to mobilize. Palace have been in good form of late, but Arsenal have been solid defensively and have no fear of Crystal Palace away from home. However, Arsenal does not have a positive center forward in attack, and there will be some trouble in the battle, but fortunately, Arsenal's set-piece is superb, the header air attack ability is outstanding, and Jesus is hot on his feet, so he is expected to strike while the iron is hot. In this campaign, it is optimistic that Arsenal will beat Crystal Palace away and end the opponent's 5-round unbeaten run.
The two sides have played each other in the past 6 times, Crystal Palace has 1 win and 5 losses, and in the last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace has suffered 5 consecutive defeats.
Injuries on both sides: Crystal PalaceMatthews, Wharton, Riad; Arsenal hasBen White, Tomiyasu Kenhiro, Zinchenko (doubtful)。