Crystal Palace (A) - Sun 14th Dec, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction?

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mcfcallo said:
O’Reilly and Gonzalez looked seriously gassed in injury time.

Maybe Ait Nouri comes in, or they get through this game and don’t play in the cup game to Brentford.
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I think Brentford at home will be Leverkusen mk2 plus a few academies. Palace away is always difficult and now even more so. I hope they put a performance in like they did against the scum, but you know they won't. Personally, a draw wouldn't be the end of world,but a win would be a huge statement of intent. C'MON CITY!!
 
I saw all the tactical explanations of how we would seriously struggle playing Sunderland at home and I didn’t agree. The 3-0 result is not the whole story and the visitors were slightly better than I thought, but in the end not really a big problem.

I was wary of Newcastle away and I’m wary of Palace away.

We are not the level of 2023 but that’s ok because no team in the World is.

After this Palace match I expect us to go on a significant run but, for me, this is a genuine litmus test again for us to demonstrate Arsenal have one hell of a battle on their hands.

I have no idea what will happen so I’ve gone with a draw. City are a very good team, we know that for sure. Is that enough is the question.

Palace on the break, particularly at home, can cause problems for a team that plays the way we do.

Changed my mind 2-1 win!

Come on City.
 
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Research shows teams recover better after (significant) wins. We have a day more than Palace to recover but their game in Ireland tonight is so much easier...

3:2 City. Our attack is the best in the league.
 
Follow up our recent games with a win here & we will push Arsenal over the edge.

Take a point to be honest but we can win this
 
Interesting that many are highlighting that some players looked tired in the 2nd half

I'm not sure what people are expecting, its an away game are arguably the hardest ground to play in, against a very good side

These players are built for these games, they've had a fairly easy run out against Sunderland at home

I thought the Madrid players looked shattered the minute they came out for the 2nd half, its normal at this level

I expect the exact same team to start at Palace, and then pretty much given the week off before West Ham at home
 
alexmcity said:
Research shows teams recover better after (significant) wins. We have a day more than Palace to recover but their game in Ireland tonight is so much easier...

3:2 City. Our attack is the best in the league.
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I wonder how many of their best 11 will start tonight? They don’t seem to be taking the Conference seriously…they’re 18th in a league they should be 1st.
 
Cobwebcat said:
I wonder how many of their best 11 will start tonight? They don’t seem to be taking the Conference seriously…they’re 18th in a league they should be 1st.
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They fielded strong teams in most games. If they win tonight, they'll probably be in the top 8.
 
Really tough game this one and a point would not be a bad result.

We probably need to make a couple of changes but not a great deal of trust in those on the bench at the moment.

I would look to play Marmoush from the start either wide right or left as this is the last one he is available before AFCON. Perhaps bring on Doku in the second half.
 
As it’s new to them they have been really struggling games after Europe. Also Saar is injured I think which really helps as he’s been their best player this year. Will be difficult but we need to go for this!
 
Stoned Rose said:
If we’re serious about the title it’s a must win.
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We are serious about the title but Palace is not a must win. It's December, not April.

Of course, it's far better to win than not, and we have a good chance to win at Palace, for our attack is great. But a draw/loss wouldn't make Arsenal champions in December.
 
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