Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Prediction & Betting Tips (21 August)

Accustomed to vegetating in the soft underbelly of the classification, Crystal Palace was awarded 11th place in the Premier League last year. However, the season was not so quiet for the London team, which suffered a lot on the return from the World Cup. After a series of bad results and a worrying close to the red zone, coach Patrick Vieira was dismissed.

Playmaker Eze's teammates have greatly improved their level of play following the arrival on the bench of Roy Hodgson. Last weekend, Crystal Palace did not miss their entry into the running and won on the lawn of promoted Sheffield United 0-1.

For Crystal Palace, mention should be made of the injuries to potentially starting midfielder Hugues and summer rookie Matheus França. Close to committing to Chelsea, the interesting French winger Olise (2 goals and 11 assists in PL) is not available. Spearhead of recent seasons, striker Wilfried Zaha has signed up for Galatasaray. Goalkeeper Butland (Glasgow Rangers) and midfielder Milivojevic (Shaba Al-Ahli) also left free while midfielder Lokonga (Arsenal) did not stay after his loan. The young Brazilian attacking midfielder França (19, ex-Flamengo) is the main recruitment poster while the solid midfielder Lerma (ex-Bournemouth) is set to play an important role alongside the former Lensois Doucouré. Playmaker Eze (10 goals and 4 assists in PL) should be positioned in support of Frenchman Edouard (5 goals in PL). The latter gave Palace victory last weekend. Arsenal remain without important Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and substitute midfielder Elneny, injured. Also absent on the first day, the excellent left side Zinchenko, the former Reims goleador Balogun and the midfielder Lokonga are uncertain, while the rookie Timber has already been injured.

Only one major element left the club this summer. This is the middle Xhaka (Leverkusen). Lesser players Turner (Nottingham Forest), Trusty (Sheffield United), Marquinhos (Nantes) and Maitland-Niles (Lyon) also set sail. Conversely, the club has grown considerably stronger. Goalkeeper Raya (ex-Brentford), defender Timber (ex-Ajax), midfielder Rice (ex-West Ham) and striker Havertz (ex-Chelsea) have arrived at the Gunners. Excellent last season, Saka (14 goals and 11 assists in PL) started the championship by finding the net last weekend. The other executives of the previous exercise are all there like Saliba behind, Odegaard (15 goals and 7 assists in PL) in the middle or Martinelli (15 goals and 5 assists in PL) in front.