Arsenal v Crystal Palace Sunday 26th October 2 PM

Sicario2

Another game, another chance to keep up our recent good form and momentum.

Same team as Tue but Cala for MLS and Tross for Mart. Or does Mart keep his place following his good second half v AM?

We play at the same time Villa play City which on paper could be a tricky fixture for the latter. Could be another important day in the title race but we just got to make sure we do our part.

Mid-week we got Carabao Cup where we can rest 80 percent of the team so let’s go hell for leather and try to get one better than last season when we drew with them.

Eze surely will be up for this one!

TambourineMan

I think at least one of Liverpool [vs Brentford (A)] or City [vs Villa (A)] will drop points this weekend so there is a good opportunity here to pull further clear if we do what we need to.

Palace have been great this season but leaking goals so we should have too much for them. You'd back our defence to keep a clean against anyone and that should be enough as I reckon we'd be good for at least 2 goals the other way.

Going for dull, but efficient 2-0 win. And hopefully another Gyokores goal (or two).

Panda

Strongest team possible please. I feel Martinelli deserves to keep his place but Trossard may well come back in.

Eze to score his 1st PL goal against his former club is my prediction. No complacency and a solid win I hope.

GooneriC

City are going to slam Villa , we just need to keep winning our games

Pepe LeFrits

Home game so Trossard will start I think.

Sicario2

Palace play today at home in the Conference league so will be interesting what team they will put out. Hopefully they go strong. We want them to be tired and fatigued.

flobaba

Sicario2 they lost at home. Played pretty much full strength

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

I'm nervous.

Sicario2

flobaba yeah just saw. They lost to a Cypriot side at home with a strong team wtf. Unfortunately, Villa lost away though 😬

Meatwad

and have to go again on sunday while we were resting the past 2 days. would be a monumentally embarrassing points dropping, i'm not even contemplating it. easy win.

Sicario2

USArsenal

Im pretty sure he will start v Palace. And if not, Mosquera or Hincapie can come in and do a job. That's what we have the ridiculous squad depth for.

Sicario2

USArsenal would you play the latter considering it would be his first game for the club? I rather play the former with Saliba

Don Pacifico

Can also play Cala centrally and MLS at LB.

flobaba

Gabriel will play. I am almost certain. We are dealing with crystal palace and one of their main tactics involves picking up the second ball after Mateta wins the first aerial duel/holds up the play. He'd eat Saliba / Mosquera alive.

Meatwad

he couldn't even eat that cypriot super power AEK Larnaca alive.

flobaba

Meatwad are you seeing what I mean?

Sicario2

This indicates Gabriel may not be in the squad tomorrow

daredevil

Sicario2

Nah - I saw him at the airport two days back - he was with the English youth flying out somewhere. Asked him if Mosquera was looking as good as Gabriel and Saliba in training and then wished him the best.

USArsenal

Would we need Salmon on the bench even if Big Gab is out? We would still have one of Mosquera, Hincapie, Benny/Timber, MLS/Cala on the bench for defense.

Klaus

USArsenal Yeah Arteta probably just wants to give the kid a carrot since we're missing a defender. Taking him out of the U21 game is probably procedure. Hard to imagine him getting a single minute even if Mosquera, Saliba and Calafiori were all to pick up injuries tomorrow.

lorddulaarsenal

Can never have enough cover for central defence!