Arsenal will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat away to newly-promoted Sheffield United on Monday night, and needed two late Nicolas Pepe free-kicks to come from behind against Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League on Thursday.
Palace were hammered 4-0 by Tottenham on their last trip to north London, but their only other defeat in their seven league games came in a spirited showing against Man City last weekend.
The Eagles' win at Arsenal towards the end of last season proved a hammer blow to the Gunners' chances of finishing in the top four, and a similar result here would see the pressure on Unai Emery mount.
Premier League preview
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Premier League 2019/20
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Kick-off time: 4:30pm, Sunday October 27
Arsenal team news and injuries
The biggest question mark with Unai Emery’s team to play Crystal Palace is whether the Spaniard shuffles his back four.
So far Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney and Rob Holding have been denied Premier League starts and, after playing 90 minutes on Thursday in the Europa League, you suspect that would continue.
Further forward, the pairing of Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi should be restored in midfield. Dani Ceballos, who played 45 minutes against Vitoria, is likely to play in the No10 role.
The biggest boost will be the return of Alexandre Lacazette. He came through 70 minutes on Thursday and will hope to start against Crystal Palace.
After being completely rested for Vitoria, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will return and - fresh from two goals - Nicolas Pepe should start against the Eagles too.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Guendouzi; Pepe, Ceballos, Aubameyang; Lacazette.
Crystal Palace team news and injuries
Palace were swept away in two late first half minutes by champions Manchester City last weekend, but can take heart from their second half performance in which Christian Benteke would have had them back in the game if it were not for the heroics of goalkeeper Ederson.
The Eagles will once again likely be without Vicente Guaita in goal, with Wayne Hennessey having deputised well against City, while James Tomkins should keep his place with Martin Kelly not yet back in full training.
Possible Palace XI (4-3-3): Hennessey; Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Van Aanholt; Milivojevic, Kouyate, McArthur; Zaha, Schlupp, Ayew
Tickets
For ticket information visit the Arsenal website here.
Head to Head record (H2H)
The two sides have met 45 times, with Arsenal winning 28, Palace winning five and the rest draws.
However, the last five meetings have been more even, with a draw and two wins apiece.
Betting tips and odds
Match odds
- Arsenal win: 1/2
- Draw: 18/5
- Crystal Palace win: 11/2
Correct score
| Scoreline | Arsenal win | Crystal Palace win | Draw |
| 1-0 | 15/2 | 18/1 | 0-0 (14/1) |
| 2-0 | 7/1 | 30/1 | 1-1 (15/2) |
| 2-1 | 13/2 | 14/1 | 2-2 (12/1) |
| 3-0 | 10/1 | 80/1 |
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of 5:30pm BST on Saturday, October 26.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Crystal Palace
The Gunners have dropped just two points at home all season, in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham, and they should be able to avoid a repeat of last season's calamitous result here.
Live stream details and TV channel information
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can also follow the match LIVE in Standard Sport's match blog.
