Will We See Tierney Again?

​

A roundup of this weeks top stories

• Arsenal reach verbal agreement with Alberto Moleiro?
• Arsenal through to Carabao Cup semi-finals, facing Newcastle next
• Kieran Tierney set to leave Arsenal after club decides against contract extension
• Declan Rice missed Cup tie as a precaution, expected to return for the weekend
• Arsenal weighing up January move for West Ham's Mohammed Kudus
• Martin Ødegaard delivers masterclass off bench with two assists
• Timber impresses at right-back as defensive options increase

​

Latest News

​

Arsenal Signing Moleiro?

Jacob @JacobWx10 Arsenal have reached a verbal agreement to sign Alberto Moleiro next summer for €60M from Las Palmas. 2:6 AM • Dec 20, 2024 31 Retweets 350 Likes Read 16 replies

​

​

Rashford Interest?

DailyAFC @DailyAFC 🗣️ Mikel Arteta on Marcus Rashford: “I won’t talk about players from other clubs.” ❌😅 [🎥 @at_tractor] 6:33 PM • Dec 20, 2024 42 Retweets 1061 Likes Read 36 replies

​

​

Calafiori & Rice Back?

Eduardo Hagn @EduardoHagn 🚨 BREAKING! Mikel Arteta confirms Calafiori and Rice will be available tomorrow against Crystal Palace! 🦾 Takehiro Tomiyasu and Oleksandr Zinchenko, could be too! 💫 5:40 PM • Dec 20, 2024 926 Retweets 13248 Likes Read 156 replies

​

​

Arsenal Face Newcastle In Carabao Cup Semi Final

now.arsenal @now_arsenaI 🚨BREAKING: Arsenal will face Newcastle in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup. 2:41 AM • Dec 20, 2024 223 Retweets 3802 Likes Read 56 replies

​

​

Jesus Explains His Goal Drought...

Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano 🔴⚪️ Gabriel Jesus: "I'd never go to Arteta's door and say: I want to play". "People say: he played 20 games and scored once. But they don't say I am coming on for five or ten minutes". "Even if I score 10 goals they will ask for 20!", told The Sun. 12:6 PM • Dec 21, 2024 955 Retweets 17176 Likes Read 436 replies

​

​

Will We Be Cursed By The Third Kit

DailyAFC @DailyAFC 📊🤯 Arsenal’s results while wearing the third kit in the last three seasons: ✅ 0-2 vs Crystal Palace ✅ 0-3 vs Bournemouth ❌ 2-1 vs Fulham ❌ 2-0 vs Bournemouth 🤝 1-1 vs Fulham ⏳vs Crystal Palace Ready for the first win in 853 days… 🔜 8:39 PM • Dec 20, 2024 13 Retweets 462 Likes Read 11 replies

​

​

Eze Out Of Arsenal Game

DailyAFC @DailyAFC 🚨BREAKING: Oliver Glasner confirms that Eberechi Eze is OUT to face Arsenal tomorrow. ❌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 6:13 PM • Dec 20, 2024 145 Retweets 3574 Likes Read 47 replies

​

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

​

Where to watch & time

Date:

Saturday 21st December

​

UK

17:30 (Sky Sports)

​

US

12:30 PM ET (USA Network, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue)

​

Scout Report

​

Recent Form

​

Arsenal

• Coming off a 3-2 Carabao Cup win vs Crystal Palace midweek (Gabriel Jesus hat-trick).
• Seeking a Premier League win after a 0-0 draw with Everton last weekend.

​

Crystal Palace

• 15th in the Premier League (16 points from 16 games).
• Unbeaten in five matches before Arsenal’s Cup victory.

​

Palace No Pushovers

• Jean-Philippe Mateta gave Palace an early lead in midweek’s cup match.
• Eddie Nketiah scored late to cap an exciting contest.
• Palace have scored 35% of their league goals from set-pieces this season.

​

Managers Insights

​

Mikel Arteta:

"We know Selhurst Park's challenge; both teams may tweak personnel and strategies.”

​

Oliver Glasner:

"We’ve analysed Arsenal’s quality and will look for minor improvements in key areas.”

​

Team News

​

Arsenal

Available: Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko (pending fitness test).

Injured: Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu.

​

Crystal Palace:

Out: Eberechi Eze, Daniel Munoz (suspension), Joel Ward, Franco Umeh-Chibueze, Adam Wharton, Matheus França, Chadi Riad.

​

Facts & Stats

• London Derby Dominance: Arsenal unbeaten in nine 2024 derby matches (W7 D2).
• Set-Piece Specialists: Arsenal (9 goals) lead the league; 35% of Palace’s goals are set-piece-derived.
• Defender Goals: Arsenal (7) and Palace (5) heavily rely on defenders for scoring.
• Martinelli Magic: Gabriel Martinelli has netted five goals against Palace, his best record vs any club.

​

Match Officials

• Referee: Simon Hooper (13 matches, 64 yellows, 2 reds this season).
• Last Arsenal match officiated: 3-0 win vs Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace

3 Things We Learned From The Game

1. Gabriel Jesus finding form at crucial time - movement and finishing looking sharp again
2. Arsenal's attacking fluidity improves with Ødegaard-Saka partnership
3. Defense still vulnerable to physical strikers, as shown by Mateta's goal

​

Cordell Hayes Editor/Owner