Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: Gunners' day
The match between Arsenal vs Crystal Palace in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on October 26. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Arsenal vs Crystal Palace team information
Arsenal have not been spared from injury after their midweek win, with Gabriel Magalhaes doubtful for the weekend after suffering a thigh problem. Cristhian Mosquera is likely to return to defence as a replacement.
Piero Hincapie is a more left-back option, but the Ecuadorian defender has only played one minute this season, so is almost certain to not start.
Meanwhile, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Noni Madueke are all unlikely to return before the international break, while Gabriel Jesus – Palace’s “nemesis” in the 2024-25 season – is aiming to return in late 2025 or early 2026 after a cruciate ligament injury.
After an impressive performance against Atletico, 10 of the 11 names that started that match are likely to be kept intact, with the only change being Riccardo Calafiori replacing Myles Lewis-Skelly on the left wing of defense.
As for Crystal Palace, there is nothing new in the squad: Caleb Kporha (back), Cheick Doucoure (knee) and Chadi Riad (knee) continue to be absent when the team travels to the top of the table.
Centre-back Jaydee Canvot made a serious mistake with a poor back pass against Larnaca, which saw him withdrawn in the 60th minute. Chris Richards is likely to start in his place.
Former Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah replaced Canvot in the Conference League game, but struggled to compete with Mateta, who has scored eight of his last nine Premier League goals in London.
Latest expected lineup for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Pino, Sarr; Mateta
Latest football commentary on Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Since Nicolas Jover joined, Arsenal have turned set pieces into "powerful weapons", and they proved it once again in round 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League, when Fulham fell after a corner kick.
Leandro Trossard's close-range finish gave the Gunners a narrow 1-0 win in the London derby, scoring their 10th set-piece goal in just eight games – the fastest a team has ever reached double-digits in Premier League history.
Despite the doubts, Arsenal’s ability to exploit dead balls has remained effective and has helped them climb to the top of the table, ahead of a battered Liverpool. Their closest rivals are now Manchester City, three points behind.
Coincidentally, Arteta's side could equal a record set by his former club this weekend: becoming only the second team in Premier League history to go three consecutive games without conceding a shot on target — after Man City between May and August 2014.
In the middle of last week, Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid only forced David Raya to show his talent once, the goalkeeper almost just stood by and watched as Arsenal won 4-0 in the Champions League, showing off both his ability to attack open play and his effectiveness at set pieces.
Crystal Palace also had to rely on a dead ball to escape in round 8 of the Premier League, when Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a hat-trick and scored the decisive goal to make it 3-3 against Bournemouth with a 97th-minute penalty.
With his earlier double, Mateta became only the third French player in Premier League history to score more than one hat-trick, after two former Arsenal strikers – Nicolas Anelka and Thierry Henry – although he missed a chance to score a fourth late on.
However, Palace continued to decline unexpectedly last midweek when a serious mistake by Jaydee Canvot and a series of missed opportunities caused them to lose 0-1 to AEK Larnaca in the Conference League.
From a 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions, Oliver Glasner’s side have now lost two of their last three. The Eagles have dropped to eighth place, lacking solidity in defence, keeping just one clean sheet in their last seven games and conceding six goals in their last three.
The journey to the Emirates has not been a positive one either, with Palace losing five of their last six Premier League meetings with Arsenal, the only exception being last season's 2-2 draw, when Mateta again played the hero with a late equaliser for the FA Cup holders.
Latest Arsenal vs Crystal Palace score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Arsenal vs Crystal Palaceas follows:
- Sportsmole:Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
- WhoScore:Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace
- We predict:Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
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