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Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal
English Premier League
Saturday, October 26, 4.45 AM PT/7.45 AM ET
Selhurst Park, Whitehorse Lane, Croydon, London
SBN Norwich Coverage: Here's a Wiki article about The Crystal Palace
TV Coverage: NBC Sports Network
Fresh off a frustrating-but-not-club-in-crisis-resuscitating loss to Dortmund on Tuesday, Arsenal face another challenge this morning. Today's challenge? Not letting Wednesday get in their heads, not playing down to the level of the opposition, and generally maintaining Arsenal's fantastic start to the Premier League season.
Crystal Palace are the proud owner of one Premier League win, a minus-11 goal difference, and a vacant seat where their manager should be, having let go of Ian Holloway earlier in the week. Keith Millen is caretaking until Tony Pulis comes and ruins everything for Palace in a week or so. Crystal Palace haven't beaten Arsenal at Selhurst Park since 1979, and on the face of it that shouldn't change this morning.
Jack Wilshere should be OK for the game, but Flamini's probably still out dealing with post-concussion issues; otherwise, we should see mostly the same Arsenal we saw last weekend. Three points, please.
LINEUPS:
#Arsenal team to play Crystal Palace: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Giroud
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 26, 2013
#Arsenal subs: Fabianski, Monreal, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Rosicky, Gnabry, Bendtner #CPFCvAFC
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 26, 2013
Palace XI to play @Arsenal: Speroni, Ward, Delaney, Gabbidon, Moxey, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Bannan, Thomas, Guedioura, Chamakh.
— Crystal Palace FC (@Official_CPFC) October 26, 2013
Palace subs: Price, Mariappa, O'Keefe, Puncheon, Kebe, Bolasie, Gayle.
— Crystal Palace FC (@Official_CPFC) October 26, 2013