Arsenal may be forgiven for feeling slightly smug after allowing Troy Deeney to self-destruct and then coolly brushing Napoli aside. Most importantly Unai Emery’s side secured consecutive away wins without conceding a goal. They return to the Emirates seeking an 11th successive home win, a single-season record if achieved. All Roy Hodgson has to do to stop them is watch how Watford dominated the midfield battle on Monday, despite being a man down and drill Luka Milivojevic and co accordingly. Easier said than done but Palace have the counterattacking flair to stun any side. Graham Searles
Sunday 4pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season Arsenal 4 Crystal Palace 1
Referee Jon Moss
This season G24 Y78 R5 3.45 cards/game
Odds H 4-7 A 11-2 D 3-1
ARSENAL
Subs from Cech, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Mavropanos, Guendouzi, Elneny, Willock, Nketiah, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan
Doubtful None
Injured Bellerín (knee), Holding (knee), Ramsey (hamstring), Suárez (groin), Welbeck (ankle, all unknown)
Suspended Papastathopoulos (last of two)
Discipline Y57 R1
Form WDWWLW
Leading scorer Aubameyang 18
CRYSTAL PALACE
Subs from Hennessey, Speroni, Perri, Souaré, Ward, Meyer, Riedewald,
Wickham, Batshuayi, Ayew, Sako
Doubtful Kouyaté (back), Townsend (back)
Injured Sakho (knee), Schlupp (ankle), Tomkins (knee, all Aug)
Suspended None
Discipline Y53 R1
Form WLWLWL
Leading scorer Milivojevic 12