Crystal Palace vs Arsenal prediction and preview

Premier League · Sunday 27 December 2026, 19:00 UTC

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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

Premier League · Sunday 27 December 2026, 19:00 UTC · Selhurst Park, London

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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal preview

Crystal Palace host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday 27 December 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Selhurst Park in London. Crystal Palace are 18th in the table with 7 points from 9, while Arsenal go into the round 1st, on 24 points from 9 games.

Crystal Palace come into the game with a L-L-L-W-D run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Arsenal's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Crystal Palace have scored 0.8 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Arsenal average 1.3 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Crystal Palace won 1, 2 games were drawn and Arsenal won 7. Those games averaged 3.4 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 24 May 2026, ended Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Arsenal9801145+924LWWWW
18Crystal Palace9216921-127DWLLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Crystal Palace 1, draws 2, Arsenal 7.

Team news

Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Quinten Timber, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Dwight McNeil

Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka

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