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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Premier League – live | Premier League

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Important events

All previous Premier League games have now ended…

…and Nottingham Forest’s win at Brentford means Arsenal go into tonight’s game in fourth place. A draw will be enough to take the Gunners back to third place, which is the maximum they can achieve tonight. Crystal Palace will end the day where they started: in 15th place, whatever happens.

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Crystal Palace make three changes ahead of the League Cup clash between these clubs; Arsenal make seven. But Carabao teams aren’t real teams, so let’s do it right.

Palace make three changes to the starting XI named for last weekend’s 3-1 win at Brighton. Nathaniel Clyne, Daichi Kamada and Chris Richards are there. Trevoh Chalobah drops to the bench, while the suspended Daniel Muñoz and the injured Eberechi Eze are completely absent.

Arsenal make two changes from the team that started the goalless draw with Everton. Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus are back; Mikel Merino and Declan Rice are on the bench.

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The teams

Crystal Palace: Henderson, Lacroix, Richards, Guehi, Clyne, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Kamada, Mateta.
Substitutes: Turner, Ward, Nketiah, Schlupp, Chalobah, Doucoure, Devenny, Kporha, Agbinone.

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Partey, Havertz, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli.
Substitutes: Neto, Tierney, Kiwior, Trossard, Jorginho, Merino, Calafiori, Rice, Nwaneri.

Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire).
VAR: Michael Salisbury.

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preamble

If the recent history between these two teams is anything to go by, this should be a point of reference for Arsenal: The Gunners have won their last five games against Crystal Palace 15-4 overall, with their last win coming just three days ago in the League Cup. But nothing is that simple, is it? Arsenal have dropped points in their last two Premier League games, while Palace appear to have rediscovered their form from last season: they are unbeaten in five games in the league and gave Arsenal a good game in the League Cup game mentioned earlier this week . So this is well set up. Will Arsenal make up ground in the title race? Or can Palace make up for their defeat in this London derby? We’ll find out soon enough. Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT. It’s on!

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