Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: Can Arsenal Beat Crystal Palace This Weekend?

This weekend, Arsenal returns to the Premier League in 2024 for the first time, and they will take on Crystal Palace in a London derby. They seek to rebound from a difficult time when their title chances suffered significant damage. They ended the year having lost two derbies in a row against West Ham and Fulham after winning only one out of five matches recently.

For Arsenal, the game against Crystal Palace is important because they have to win this one. While Liverpool is about to play a difficult game against Bournemouth, Manchester City won narrowly Newcastle with a last-minute goal.

While Crystal Palace won their last match against Brentford, this was the first time they had won since early November. They hence have a steep order if they wish to maintain their success in the derby against Arsenal come Saturday.

Below is the Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace match:

• Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
• Kick-off time: 12:30pm GMT
• Venue: Emirates Stadium in London

To watch the Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace match:

• TV Channel (UK): TNT Sports in the UK will have a live broadcast on the game, to kick off at 11:30 am.
• Live Stream: The match can also be streamed live online by subscribers using the Discovery+ app and website.
• Live Blog: Standard Sport’s live blog will keep you updated in real time with all the action on matchday. This includes expert analysis. Simon Collings will share his analysis and remarks from the stadium.

Teams News: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

For the Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace match:

Arsenal: Arsenal hopes that Gabriel Jesus will be fit to play this weekend. He apparently returned from a knee injury which he sustained during a mid-season warm-weather training camp in Dubai. But Oleksandr Zinchenko will probably not play because of a calf injury. Thomas Partey, Jurrien Timber and Fabio Vieira are still unavailable.

Crystal Palace: Crystal Palace's lineup remains unchanged. Among the players missing on match day are Michael Olise, Joel Ward, Rob Holding, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. Cheick Doucoure is out for the entire campaign; Jordan Ayew, meanwhile, has taken part in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head

In the Arsenal vs Crystal Palace H2H history and results, Arsenal has shown dominance with 32 wins. Their meetings have also resulted in a reasonable number of draws, 16 to be precise, indicating that their games have been closely fought. However, Crystal Palace has scored victory on six occasions, showing flashes of sheer brilliance and tremendous determination in their battle against a more glamorous opponent.

These historical statistics show that Arsenal has overall domination in this fixture, but the uncertainty of football means that Crystal Palace will always have a chance to spring surprise and add to their wins in future matches.