Crystal Palace and Arsenal meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 22nd round of the Premier League. The two teams tied (2-2), on 27-10-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 28-10-2018, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw for (2-2). L. Milivojević (45 ‘and 83’) scored the goals of the match, for Crystal Palace, and G. Xhaka (51 ‘) and P. Aubameyang (56’), for Arsenal.
Crystal Palace :
After 7 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 9th position, with 28 points won. In their last game, they tied with Norwich City out by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had drawn by (1‑1) out, in a match against Southampton. In the last match he played, for the FA Cup, he lost with Derby County at home by (0-1). In its last 10 home games for the championship Crystal Palace won 4, drew 3 and lost 3, so it conquered 15 points in 30 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (8 in 10 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 21 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 2 comebacks. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home games for this competition: they scored 5 of their 9 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 9 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).
Crystal Palace comes to this match after a 0-1 loss against Derby County, in a FA Cup match. However, it is important to remember that the home team has not lost for three consecutive games in the English league: they drew 1-1 in their last game against Norwich. Now, in this game against Arsenal, a very complicated and growing team, coach Roy Hodgson must choose a more cautious strategy, looking for spaces to fight back. Midfielder James McArtur is one of the most important athletes in the Palace’s tactical scheme and is responsible for creating the offensive process. On the other hand, Jordan Ayew is the best scorer of the team, with 5 goals scored. For this match, the coach cannot count on Milivojevic, suspended, in addition to Dann, Ward, Benteke, Schlupp and Sakho, injured.
Arsenal :
The visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Chelsea by (1-2). In the last game, he won at home against Manchester United by (2-0). The team arrives at this match after a home victory with Leeds United by (1‑0). For the championship, Arsenal conquered 11 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games played as a visitor. In their matches for the league as a visitor the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (5 in 11 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 away matches for this competition: they scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (46′ ‑ 60 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 13 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Arsenal comes to this very motivated match, after winning for the FA Cup, beating Leeds 1-0. In the last match for the English league, the visitors beat Manchester United 2-0, showing the evolution of the team in the last matches. In this match against Crystal Palace, coach Mikel Arteta must keep his tactical system in a 4-3-3, favoring a more dominant style of play. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the top scorer of Arsenal, with 13 goals scored. For this match, the visiting coach cannot count on Bellerín, Chambers and Tierney, all with physical problems.
