Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Predictions

• Arsenal have won seven of their ten Premier League home games but have only kept three clean sheets.
• Crystal Palace have scored in five of their last six away games.
• Crystal Palace have lost 2-1 in two of their last four league away days.

Well-rested Gunners comfortable favourites

Arsenal’s elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Liverpool last time out continued a dismal run for the Gunners but they should be able to get back on track against a Crystal Palace side nowhere near as well-rested as the hosts.

Mikel Arteta’s men have had two weeks to prepare for this clash as they attempt to halt a four-game winless run, while the visiting Eagles will kick-off just three days after their FA Cup replay against Everton.

Eagles struggling on their travels

Palace’s midweek defeat at Goodison Park leaves them looking back on a poor spell of their own, with just one win in their last 11 games and only five points clear of the relegation zone.

Roy Hodgson did guide his side to a win over Brentford in their last Premier League outing, but they haven’t won on the road since the start of November and that is unlikely to change at the Emirates.

Arsenal to edge it at the Emirates

For all their recent troubles, Arsenal have still only lost one home league game this season, winning seven of their ten assignments and four of their last five.

That being said, they have only kept three clean sheets in these ten home league games and Palace have scored in five of their last six away games, so backing Arsenal to win and both teams to score appeals.

The Gunners have scored exactly twice in half of their home games in the top flight and Palace have conceded exactly twice in three of their last five trips, including two 2-1 defeats, making that my preferred correct score prediction.

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