Predicted Crystal Palace vs Arsenal lineup and how to follow it: Declan Rice returns but not Gabriel Jesús despite hat-trick

Arsenal face a quick turnaround for a second meeting with Crystal Palace in a week's time when the two clubs meet on Saturday.

The Gunners came back to book their place in the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles on Wednesday.

Gabriel Jesus He decisively ended his recent scoring drought by scoring a hat-trick at the Emirates to eliminate Oliver Glasner's men.

However, Palace have an instant opportunity to exact revenge in a much more damaging way to continue their recovery in the league.

The south Londoners are now unbeaten in their last five Premier League games following a win over Brighton last time out.

Arsenal I have not tasted defeat in nine in all competitions, but I have tasted a stalemate with Everton saw them miss the opportunity to close the gap with Liverpoolwho had also lost points.

As a result, Mikel ArtetaThe side has been surpassed by Chelsea second and anything less than another victory could prove costly.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: team news

arteta He detailed his thoughts to talkSPORT behind bringing Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard against Everton.

“Declan had to withdraw because he felt something, so he felt uncomfortable,” Arteta revealed in his post-match interview.

The midfielder was left out of the squad for the midweek cup clash but is expected to return here immediately.

Odegaard played and assisted twice against Palace and will play alongside Rice, with Thomas Partey probably selected on the left.

The latter has been forced to substitute in defense this season, with the full-back being a particular injury concern for Arteta.

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• Crystal Palace have alternated between defeat (4) and victory (3) in their last seven home London derby games in the Premier League, losing 2-0 against Fulham the last time at Selhurst Park.
• Arsenal have lost just two of their last 19 away league games against Crystal Palace (W10 D7), with both defeats coming in the Premier League by a score of 3-0 (April 2017, April 2022).
• Crystal Palace have lost their last four Premier League games against Arsenal, having lost just one of their previous eight against the Gunners (W2 D5).

ben white, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenkoand Ricardo Calafiori They are all offside, with Jurrien Timber playing on the right.

Kieran Tierney He made his first Arsenal appearance in over a year on Wednesday but suffered cramp and will not be taking any chances so soon.

Myles Lewis-Skelly instead he will return after having rested in the middle of the week, with David Rayá, William Salibaand Gabriel all ready to start.

Gabriel Martinelli He has struggled to maintain his form this season, but has scored more goals in the Premier League against Crystal Palace than against any other opponent with five.

That could give the Brazilian an advantage Leandro TrossardHowever, the same cannot be said of his compatriot Jesus.

The treble of the latter provided a timely confidence boost but it will be an option from the bench with Kai Havertz leading the line.

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As for the home team, Daniel Muñoz has lost through suspension after the Colombian received his fifth yellow card in the Premier League.

Nathaniel Clyne is set to reclaim his starting job from eighteen-year-old Caleb Kporha, who logged 45 minutes in midweek.

Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta were taken off after an hour to manage their minutes after returning from injury.

However, both will start again here, with Adam Wharton, Matheus Franca, Rob Holding and Chadi Riyadh are not available.

• Since joining Crystal Palace from Arsenal earlier this season, Eddie Nketiah has taken 20 shots in 11 Premier League games without scoring. Four players have scored their first Premier League goal for a club against Arsenal and had previously played for the Gunners in the competition: Kevin Campbell (Nottingham Forest, 1995), Nicolas Anelka (Bolton, 2006), David Bentley (Tottenham, 2008) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham, 2023).
• No team has scored more Premier League goals through defenders this season than Arsenal (7, level with Manchester City), while Crystal Palace have had the highest proportion of Premier League goals this season coming from defenders (29% – 5/17). .
• Excluding penalties, Arsenal have scored more goals from set pieces than any other team in the Premier League this season (9). Meanwhile, 35% of Crystal Palace's 17 Premier League goals this season have come from set pieces (excluding penalties), with only Everton (57%) scoring a higher proportion.

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• Arsenal kept nine clean sheets in 10 Premier League away games between February and September, but have since conceded goals in each of their last six away games. The last time the Gunners had a longer streak without a clean sheet away from home was between August and December 2019 (7).
• After losing five of their first eight Premier League games this season (D3), Crystal Palace have now lost just one of their last eight (W3 D4) and are unbeaten in their last five (W2 D3). The Eagles are seeking back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since a run of three in May.
• Arsenal are unbeaten in their nine Premier League London derby games in 2024 (W7 D2). The last team to go unbeaten in these types of games in a full calendar year was Chelsea in 2005 (W9 D1), while the last time Arsenal did so was in 2004 (W7 D3).

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: How to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, December 21.

Kick-off at Selhurst Park is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The action will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

talkSPORT will also keep you up to date with the latest news and reaction. Meanwhile, talkSPORT.com will have live updates from the game on our dedicated live blog.

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