Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Date and Time: October 18, 2021 Monday (3:00 pm. ET)
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Prediction: Draw
Bookmaker: 1xbet
The Arsenal will host Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium, London, England. Arsenal, who entered the weekend 11th in the table, were able to briefly dismiss their demons with a win over rival Spurs before the international break, but issues are still aplenty for the Gunners.
Arsenal’s after three losses in five games to begin the year soured the mood further at a club that exists. However, even that was not a great sign of things to come. They took advantage of a terribly set up Spurs team with underperforming stars.
The Arsenal’s went to the South Coast and drew with Brighton, and both no scores. They were roundly outplayed and would have lost had Brighton not reverted to their old selves, creating at a high rate while holding their opponents out but unable to find a goal.
Crystal Palace have a great chance to continue their run of good results to begin Patrick Viera’s time as manager. They have taken points off of Brentford, West Ham, Brighton, and Leicester City, and all four of those clubs have been better than Arsenal this season.
Viera has settled on works well, as Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher is free to carry the ball forward from midfield with the stability of veterans James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic alongside him. Gallagher and Odsonne Edouard are two of the most equally skilled teammates talisman Wilfried Zaha has had at Palace, and certainly since Eberechi Eze suffered a long-term injury.
Arsenal’s reputation seemingly precedes them but these two clubs are much closer than their respective sizes suggest. I think this is a draw.
