Another London derby, Wednesday was North v West, tonight is North v South.
The two teams are separated by just 1 point, Arsenal having the edge at present following three straight PL wins.
The bookies make Arsenal 8/15 favourites, though I've learned the hard way never to back the Gunners at odds on.
Arsenal v Palace @ 8pm
Arteta in his prime, playing for the club he now manages;
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The league table after Wednesday's Spurs-Fulham affair;
@68Trebor £10.85
@Boxster £7.75
@MISTY4ME £7.25
@stokefc £6.35
@Brrrrrrr £4.00
@Snuffer £4.00
@Vaigret £4.00
@wynne1938 £3.25
@mumsie £2.75
@Tikay10 £2.75
@7Wizard £2.00
@1981MATT £1.60
@camilog £1.60
@EdNo £1.60
@lfccarl £1.60
@mondo1985 £1.60
@poppy765 £1.60
@thefall £1.10
@zadoc £1.10
@SidV79 -£0.75
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@KOBAYASHI -£1.25
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@rabdeniro -£1.50
@SMARTGOAT -£1.50
@Telmison74 -£1.50
@coo1-um -£2.00
@lufc333 -£2.00
@bbMike -£2.90
@hugomuck -£2.90
@ikelly -£2.90
@buzka -£6.00
@DoyleBrun -£6.00
@dragon1964 -£6.00
@Duesenberg -£6.00
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@eon1961 -£6.00
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@EvilPingu -£6.00
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@PKRPar -£6.00
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@Red_King -£6.00
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@safc71 -£6.00
@thedazzman -£6.00
@tmc460 -£6.00
@waller02 -£6.00
Arsenal v Palace @ 8pm
Arsenal @ 8/15
Draw @ 16/5
Palace @ 5/1
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TOTAL GOALS
No Goals @ 11/1
Exactly 1 Goal @ 4/1
Exactly 2 Goals @ 11/4
Exactly 3 Goals @ 3/1
Exactly 4 Goals @ 9/2
Exactly 5 Goals @ 17/2
6+ Goals @ 12/1
Opta stats
Arsenal are winless in their last four Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (D3 L1), their longest winless run against the Eagles in the top-flight.
In all competitions, Crystal Palace have registered just five wins in 47 previous matches against Arsenal (D14 L28), though they are unbeaten in their last two at the Emirates (W1 D1).
Arsenal have lost their last two home Premier League matches played on Thursday, losing 0-3 to Man City in March 2018 and 1-2 to Brighton in December 2019. However, they did beat Crystal Palace the last time the sides met on a Thursday, winning 3-2 in December 2017.
Arsenal have conceded at least once in each of their last 11 Premier League home games - they last had a longer run without a home clean sheet between October 1983 and August 1984 (18 games).
In their 2-0 victory against Sheffield United last time out, Crystal Palace kept their first clean sheet of the season since their opening day victory against Southampton. The Eagles last recorded back-to-back Premier League shutouts between February-June 2020 (4).
Arsenal have earned more points in Premier League London derbies this season than any of the other five sides from the capital (9). Indeed, the Gunners have won three of their four London derby matches this season, already one more than they did in the whole of 2019-20 (W2 D4 L2).
What a career Roy Hodgson has had.
Did you know he first played professional football (for Palace as it happens) 55 years ago?
Some of us are not even 55 years old.
Thanks