In this week 31 match on Apr 4th, Crystal Palace will host Arsenal at Selhurst Park in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Everton. Marc Guehi struck first for Crystal Palace in the 25th minute, then Jean-Philippe Mateta added another in the 41st minute In the end, Everton couldn’t muster any offence and Crystal Palace ran away with the shutout win. Crystal Palace should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Arsenal is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Bukayo Saka scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 30th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Aston Villa couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
Crystal Palace and Arsenal last played eachother at the Emirates Stadium on the 18th of October. Arsenal and Crystal Palace battled to a 2-2 draw. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck first for Arsenal in the 8th minute, then Christian Benteke got the equalizer for Crystal Palace in the 50th minute on a feed from Jordan Ayew .
Both Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka have been the hottest scorers for Arsenal in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. For Crystal Palace, their top scorers are Wilfried Zaha and Jean-Philippe Mateta, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.