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Match details:

Premier League 2022-23
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
Selhurst Park
August 6, 2022
12:30 AM IST

Preview:

The Premier League 2022-23 season will kick off with a London Derby as Crystal Palace take on Arsenal at home on Friday night. The Eagles finished 12th last season but they were seen in fine form towards the end of the campaign as they went unbeaten in their last six home games. They come into this match in fine form as well. Crystal Palace beat Queens Park Rangers and Montpellier HSC in their previous two friendly games. Arsenal, on the other hand, have been quite busy in the transfer market. They have made some big name acquisitions, which includes former Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus. Memories of defeat to Palace the last time they met must be still haunting Arteta and his men but they come into this match on the back of stellar form. They defeated Chelsea 4-0 in Orlando in their Pre-season match and also thrashed Sevilla 6-0 in the Emirates Cup. The Gunners are going to be a force to be reckoned with this season, and Crystal Palace might just be the first team to face their wrath.

Team news:

Crystal Palace

Out: Olise, McArthur, Butland, Tomkins
Doubtful: Johnstone

Arsenal
Out: None
Doubtful: Smith Rowe, Tomiyasu, Tierney, Vieira

Probable starting lineups:

Crystal Palace
Guaita; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Schlupp, Doucoure, Eze; Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

Arsenal
Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus

Top picks:

Gabriel Jesus: There is quite a lot of buzz since his arrival to the Emirates Stadium and Jesus will be looking to deliver his best. He already scored a hat-trick against Sevilla recently and will be eager to carry that form forward. Jesus scored eight goals and assisted an equal number of times for Manchester City in Premier League 2021-22.

Bukayo Saka: The young winger finished as Arsenal’s highest scorer in the Premier League last season. Saka netted 11 goals and also assisted seven times on top of that.

Wilfried Zaha: The winger was once again the best player for the Eagles last Premier League season. Zaha netted a total of 14 goals and also assisted once.

Other important players (Premier League 2021-22 Stats):

Martin Odegaard | 7 Goals, 4 Assists

Gabriel Martinelli | 6 Goals, 6 Assists

Odsonne Edouard | 6 Goals, 3 Assists

Jeffrey Schlupp | 4 Goals, 1 Assist

Captaincy options (In order of priority):

Gabriel Jesus
Bukayo Saka
Martin Odegaard

Fantasy team:

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