Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace Lineups: The SportRush brings you Arsenal’s predicted line-up against Crystal Palace.
After securing qualification to the last four of the Europa League, Arsenal will now shift their focus to the Premier League as they prepare to take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Crystal Palace’s team might not weigh much on paper, but their side has the capability to cause havoc against any other side on their day.
Unai Emery will wary about the fact that his side could leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur to the third position should they come away with three points against the London rivals. Mauricio Pochettino’s side lost to Manchester City in a tight counter on Sunday, but it will be interesting to see as Roy Hodgson’s side are desperate for a victory after going down to the Citizens last week.
The head-to-head statistics suggest that the Gunners are far off from the Eagles and they will desire to continue their home form which has been second to none. Since the home defeat to Manchester City in the opening game week, the Gunners have looked assured in front of their home crowd. On the other hand, Crystal Palace has looked inconsistent on road and have the capability to nick a huge result on Sunday.
As Arsenal take on Crystal Palace, we shall look at the team and injury news before this huge clash on Sunday.
TEAM NEWS
Arsenal were dealt with a huge blow after Aaron Ramsey pulled his hamstring during Europa league encounter against Napoli. There were rumours that the Welshman might have played his last game for the Gunners, but it remains to be seen. Gunners provided an injury update and it read that the attacking midfielder will surely miss the game on Sunday.
Denis Suarez and Granit Xhaka, who were doubtful for the game will be assessed and face a late fitness test. Unai Emery will stick with back four because of the unavailability of their important defender Sokratis, who faces two-game suspension after picking up his tenth booking of this year’s campaign.
Hector Bellerin, Danny Welbeck, and Rob Holding are long-term absentees and will continue to sit on the sidelines.
PREDICTED LINEUP:
Arsenal: Bernd Leno, Ainsley Maitland Niles, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alexandre Lacazette.
