Crystal Palace-Arsenal is a match valid for the second day of the Premier League and is played on Monday at 9 p.m.: TV, lineups, predictions.
The second Monday night of the Premier League features Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, who after lifting the first trophy of the season, the Community Shield, to the sky at Wembley by beating Manchester City on penalties, won 2-1 over Nottingham Forest on the first day of the league.
against Steve Cooper’s men, the Gunners played a sumptuous first half: after half an hour they were already ahead by two goals, scored by Nketiah and Saka, the two little jewels who grew up in the London club’s youth academy. Then, as had often happened last year as well, they were a bit lulled on their laurels in the second half, allowing Forest to reopen the game ten minutes from the final whistle with a skillful counterattack by Awoniyi. It was only a half-convincing performance for a team that must already answer Pep Guardiola’s City, on full points after the first two games along with Roberto De Zerbi’s increasingly surprising Brighton. To move up to 6 points Arsenal will have to go for a win on the hostile Crystal Palace pitch, also a winner on its debut against Sheffield United.
The Gunners exhilarate in derbies
Last season London derbies were a real specialty of the Gunners, who were able to win 10 out of 12, including those with the Eagles (first leg and return).
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Palace, which confirmed Dean Roy Hodgson on the bench after recalling him for the umpteenth time last March while the club was entangled in the fight not to be relegated, remains an opponent to be taken with caution. Especially with the former Inter Milan and England national team coach on the bench. In the match with the Blades it would have deserved to score at least one more goal (0-1) given that it dominated the match both in terms of ball possession and sharp chances created (1 against 8). Having now averted the departure of Olise, who will continue to play at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace in this derby will have to do without Ebiowei, Hughes and new purchase Franca. Numerous absences are also absent from Arsenal’s side: the injured Gabriel Jesus, Timber and Elneny will be missing from the roll call.
The Prediction
It’s never easy to go for points at Selhurst Park, not even for the Premier League’s biggies.Palace with Hodgson on the bench, and moreover in home games, will be a tough nut to crack. Arsenal should in any case be able to make this derby theirs, but they are unlikely to be able to keep their goal unbroken as well.
The likely Crystal Palace-Arsenal lineups
- CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Doucouré, Lerma; Ayew, Eze, Schlupp; Edouard.
- ARSENAL (4-3-3): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
