Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Tips & Predictions - Arsenal favoured in London derby

Arsenal are back on a winning run once again after a hugely difficult period and are big favourites to win here. They are tipped to win again against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal have 28 wins in this fixture compared to Crystal Palace’s 5. There have also been 14 draws played out between the sides.

The most recent meeting ended in a 1-1 draw.

Arsenal have got their confidence back once again after winning their last three Premier League matches.

The Gunners’ run was sparked by a 3-1 win over Chelsea on Boxing Day, with that result being followed up by 1-0 and 4-0 wins over Brighton and West Brom respectively. 

Last time out, they faced Newcastle in the FA Cup. Mikel Arteta’s team needed extra-time to win the cup tie as Emile Smith-Rowe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both scored.

Crystal Palace have been struggling of late, managing just one win in their last seven matches in all competitions.

They have also lost three of their last five, starting with defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa before a 1-1 draw with Leicester. They picked up their one win during the recent run when beating Sheffield United 2-0.

In their last match, Crystal Palace were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 1-0 away to Wolves. Adama Traore scored the only goal of the game.

Arsenal are without defender Gabriel, midfielder Thomas Partey and forward Gabriel Martinelli for this match.

Crystal Palace’s injury list includes Mamadou Sakho, Scott Dann, Jeffrey Schlupp, Gary Cahill, Martin Kelly, Wayne Hennessey, Connor Wickham and Nathan Ferguson.