Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Predictions

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Crystal Palace will host Arsenal in a Premier League match on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The match will be played at Selhurst Park and is scheduled to start at 12:30 PM BST.

Crystal Palace finished 12th in the Premier League last season, while Arsenal finished 5th. Crystal Palace have won one of their last five matches against Arsenal, losing three and drawing one.

Arsenal will be looking to start the season with a win, while Crystal Palace will be looking to make a good start to the season and get a win against a top-six team.

Crystal Palace Team News

Crystal Palace are likely to be without Nathan Ferguson, James Tomkins, and Michael Olise for the match against Arsenal. All three players are nursing injuries.

New signing Cheick Doucoure could make his debut for Crystal Palace in the match against Arsenal. The midfielder joined the club from Lens in the summer.

Arsenal Team News

Arsenal are likely to be without Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu for the match against Crystal Palace. Both players are nursing injuries.

New signing Gabriel Jesus could make his debut for Arsenal in the match against Crystal Palace. The striker joined the club from Manchester City in the summer.

Prediction

Arsenal are the favorites to win the match against Crystal Palace. The Gunners have a stronger squad and have won three of their last five matches against Crystal Palace.

However, Crystal Palace will be looking to make a good start to their season and will be confident of getting a result against Arsenal. The Eagles have a good record at Selhurst Park and will be looking to make it difficult for Arsenal to break them down.

Our prediction is that Arsenal will win the match 2-1.