Arsenal – Crystal Palace

The Premier League is back in action with another round of important fixtures this weekend as Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal lock horns with Patrick Vieira and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Monday. Crystal Palace are in 14th place in the Premier League standings and are yet to hit their stride this season. The Eagles held Leicester City to a 2-2 draw in their previous game. Arsenal, on the other hand, have overcome their early slump and have shown improvement over the past month. The Gunners were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month.

Arsenal have a good record against Crystal Palace and have won 29 out of 49 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Crystal Palace’s paltry five victories They have shown tremendous improvement in recent weeks and will be intent on European qualification this season. Arsenal are the better team on paper, however, and hold a slight upper hand going into this game.