The Match
Team News
Gabriel Jesus, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko all start for Arsenal in Friday's Premier League opener with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Friday's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Crystal Palace 4-2 Montpellier
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: Arsenal 6-0 Sevilla
Saturday, July 30 at 12.30pm in Club Friendlies 1
Saturday, July 30 at 12.30pm in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal
The likes of Conor Gallagher and Nuno Tavares were big factors in Palace's 3-0 win over Arsenal last term, and with neither man taking part in this contest, Arteta will hope for a vastly different showdown on Friday. Palace will of course take major confidence from their showings against Arsenal last term and their spate of clean sheets at home, but the Gunners have looked like a different beast in pre-season and have upped their pressing game tenfold, which should help them begin their Premier League season in winning fashion. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 44.33%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 30.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (7.63%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 1-0 (8.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Crystal Palace | Draw | Arsenal |
30.16% ( 0.11) | 25.52% ( 0.23) | 44.33% ( -0.34) |
| Both teams to score 54.06% ( -0.69) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
