Arsenal head into the match off the back of their progression to the Europa League semi-finals and a first Premier League away win in two months following last Monday’s win over Watford. With Tottenham losing on Saturday and Manchester United trailing at Everton, Arsenal can seize the advantage in the race for Champions League football.
But Crystal Palace will be no pushovers in this London derby, with Roy Hodgson’s side still needing to mathematically secure their place in the Premier League, and with the Eagles still a point away from the 40-point mark they cannot be taken lightly by Unai Emery’s side. Follow the live updates below.
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League late-afternoon kick-offs, where Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates and Cardiff City welcome title-chasing Liverpool to Wales.
Team news will be due out at 3pm, with the line-ups to come as soon as they're released.
Well, the action continues here at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Liverpool can afford nothing less than a win following Manchester City's 1-0 win over Tottenham yesterday, and they may need demonstrate a similarly determined performance as Guardiola's men yesterday.
That's because their hosts today are still in the middle of a relegation battle, but Cardiff's fears were eased slightly by their 2-0 win at Brighton in midweek.
Arsenal will also be looking to take advantage of Man Utd's humiliation at Everton, as they face a Palace side who upset Man City at the Etihad earlier in the season.
Liverpool are yet to really get going in terms of their incisive play, while Oumar Niasse has done well to cause a few problems for the Liverpool defence.
Good chance this for Palace. A corner finds Dann unmarked at the back post, and he tries to head it back across goal, but Kelly cannot direct the effort on target under the challenge of Mustafi.
Good work down the left from the visitors, who whip in a ball to the back post, and only poor control from Hoilett stops the hosts from registering a shot on target.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 4pm on Sunday 21 April.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live in the UK, so follow the latest updates with The Independent’s live blog. Highlights will be shown on Match of the Day 2 at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
