Without winning five games, Arsenal will host Crystal Palace this Sunday, January 20, at a meeting between Londoners to be held at the Emirates Statium. The game is scheduled for 13h (GMT) and is part of the twenty-fourth round of the English Championship in its 2017/2018 edition.
Arsenal’s recent performance
The victory in the first round against Crystal Palace, by 3 to 2, in the field of the adversary, was the most recent success of the gunners. The match took place on December 28. Of that then, the Arsenal made five matches tying three times and losing in two opportunities.
Although the series can be downplayed by the fact that they have had two classics against Chelsea, which ended in a draw, stumbling against West Bromwich (1 to 1) and Bournemouth (2 to 1) by the Premier League and elimination of the FA Cup before Nottingham Forest (4-2) again caused protests from fans calling for the departure of coach Arséne Wenger, who has been in office for 21 years.
The Arsenal board record indicates that this should not happen. Thus, it will be up to the Frenchman to try to reach the goals that remain until the end of the season. One of them, perhaps the most important one, is the classification for the Champions League of Europe.
With 39 points (11 wins, six draws and six defeats), Arsenal completed the twenty-third round of the English Premier League outside of the Europa League qualifying zone. It occupies the sixth position, five points behind Tottenham, fifth place, which closes the block of teams that would get vacant in continental tournaments next season.
The hope for improved performance lies in the return of some athletes who are in the medical department. They are defenders Laurent Koscielny (18 matches in the 2017/2018 English Championship, no goal) and Nacho Monreal (19 matches, two goals); Ainsley Maitland-Niles (eight games, no goal) and Mesut Ozil (18 matches, four goals); and striker Olivier Giroud (15 games, four goals).
The current form of Crystal Palace
The Palace also fell in the FA Cup. However, the defeat was for a team that also operates in the Premier League. It took 2 to 1 of Brighton as a visitor. In the English Championship, his recent lineup is positive. He won his last two games by scoring 1-0 at Burnley (home) and 2-1 at Southampton (away).
That propelled him to 25 points (six wins, seven draws and ten losses). It occupies the twelfth position in the Premier League. He is not yet free of the threat of demotion. His advantage in comparison with Stoke, eighteenth placed and first in the sticking region, is five points.
If Arsenal have problems with injury, the situation of veteran coach Roy Hogdson is even worse. Defenders Scott Dann (17 matches in English Championship 2017/2018, one goal), Mamadou Sakho (ten games, one goal) and Joel Ward (14 matches, no goal) are in the ward; Ruben Loftus-Cheek (16 games, one goal), Jason Puncheon (ten games, no goal) and Andros Towsend (22 games, one goal); and striker Jeffery Schlupp (19 games, no goal).
History of the matches Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
The duel between the Londoners had only 11 editions. Arsenal won eight of them, including a 3-2 draw in the first round of the current season of the English Premier League. The Palace won only once and draws were recorded twice.
The number of injured athletes in both teams is so great that it is highly advisable to await the official disclosure of the squad before placing bets. The recovery or not of some athletes considered key in the teams can change the correlation of forces. At first, owner of bigger and better quality, Arsenal is the best option for guess. Has a prize of 1.50 in Bet365. Draw shows return of 4.50 and successful visitor yields 5.75 per invested real. Prices in effect at 3:17 pm on 1/18/2018.