Here is how we predict Arsenal and Crystal Palace will line up this weekend:
To be played on Sunday 17th April 2016 at 15:00. Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Odds: Arsenal 1/3, Draw 4/1, C. Palace 9/1
Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium this weekend as the Gunners looks to put some pressure on the Premier League’s top two – Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsene Wenger’s side are currently six points behind their North London rivals and a full 13 points behind the Foxes with just six matches remaining.
As for Palace, they eased the pressure with a 1-0 victory against Norwich City and a 0-0 draw with Everton in the last week and they will head to the Emirates knowing they now have a healthy advantage over the relegation candidates.
In early team news, Arsenal are without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlin, Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky, while Mathieu Flamini is a minor doubt due to a knock.
As for Palace, their manager Alan Pardew is without Brede Hangeland, James McArthur and Marouane Chamakh while Dwight Gayle is rated at 50/50 to feature.
With that in mind here is how we expect the two sides to line up on Sunday:
Arsenal predicted lineup
- Petr Cech
- Héctor Bellerín
- Laurent Koscielny
- Per Mertesacker
- Nacho Monreal
- Francis Coquelin
- Mohamed Elneny
- Alex Iwobi
- Mesut Özil
- Alexis Sánchez
- Danny Welbeck
C. Palace predicted lineup
- Wayne Hennessey
- Scott Dann
- Damien Delaney
- Pape Souaré
- Joel Ward
- Yannick Bolasie
- Yohan Cabaye
- Mile Jedinak
- Jason Puncheon
- Bakary Sako
- Connor Wickham
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