Arsenal v Crystal Palace: a history in videos
By Bulldog Drummund
The games against Crystal Palace go back to 1934 – an FA Cup match, while league games started in 1969. Arsenal have won 28, Palace have won five and 15 have been drawn.
However since the end of the 2016/17 season they have become rather a pesky bunch, and over the last eight league games the results have been…
- Arsenal: 2 victories
- Draws: 4
- Crystal Palace: 2 victories
Indeed Arsenal have not won any of the last five Premier League games against Crystal Palace.
However although they are conventionally considered to be a Championship team having a run in the Premier League, their results since returning to the top division have given them decent finishes.
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | FAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 45 | 11th | Round 4 |
| 2014–15 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 10th | Round 5 |
| 2015–16 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | 42 | 15th | Runners up |
| 2016–17 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 63 | 41 | 14th | Round 4 |
| 2017–18 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 11th | Round 3 |
| 2018–19 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 12th | Quarter finals |
| 2019–20 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 43 | 14th | Round 3 |
| 2020-21* | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 61 | 44 | 13th | Round 3 |
*Unfinished, rather obviously
They are currently 13th and it would take an unlikely set of results for them to end up anything lower than 14th. They could end up as high as 11th. So it is pretty much an average season for the club. They currently have the 18th smallest ground – Fulham and Burnley are smaller.
So they have no worries and nothing to play for except to give their retiring manager a nice send off.
In terms of injuries they are near the top of the league table and we are near the bottom. The tables are showing us with three men down, but in reality it is only one or two
| Player | Reason | Further Detail | Potential Return | Condition | Status |
| Granit Xhaka | Groin/Hip/Pelvic Injury | “Let’s see how Granit is as well.” | 19/05/2021 | Late Fitness Test | 75% |
| Hector Bellerin | Other | May 18: He’s fine | 19/05/2021 | None | 100% |
| David Luiz Moreira Marinho | Thigh Injury | May 18: “I think everybody is fit apart from David.” | No Return Date | None | Ruled Out |
For Palace it is not such a good picture given to us by Physioroom.com
| Player | Reason | Further Detail | Potential Return | Condition | Status |
| Nathaniel Clyne | Other | May 14: “Nathaniel is sick, but it’s been a bit of a 24-hour illness going round and we’ll see how he’s recovered tomorrow.” | 19/05/2021 | Late Fitness Test | 75% |
| Patrick van Aanholt | Other | May 14: “Patrick has a family issue, so I don’t think we’ll be seeing him this weekend.” | 19/05/2021 | Late Fitness Test | 50% |
| Luka Milivojevic | Other | May 16: “We’ve had family issues with both Luka and PvA, so we couldn’t use those today, they obviously were not with us.” | 19/05/2021 | Late Fitness Test | 50% |
| James McArthur | Calf/Shin/Heel Injury | Apr 09: “James is still out unfortunately.” | No Return Date | None | Ruled Out |
| Connor Wickham | Other | May 07: “Connor has a slight strain.” | No Return Date | None | Ruled Out |
| Nathan Ferguson | Other | May 07: “Joined the initial stages of training but was taken out again to really complete his full rehab programme and get cleared by the sport science dept.” | No Return Date | None | Ruled Out |
| Mamadou Sakho | Thigh Injury | May 07: “Sakho has not recovered yet.” | No Return Date | None | Ruled Out |
We have seen family issues at Arsenal, but two at once when there are a lot of other injuries around is a bit of a bore.
We’ll have the rest of the news and the team predictions shortly.
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