Evening Standard
·16 December 2024
Evening Standard
·16 December 2024
Gunners face double-header with Eagles
Arsenal are looking to recover from their weekend disappointment when they host Crystal Palace in a Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Gunners drew 0-0 with Everton on Saturday to drop more points in the Premier League title race and were unable to capitalise on Liverpool being held by Fulham.
Now, they must dust themselves down as Mikel Arteta plots a return to Wembley. For all of Arsenal’s progress under the Spaniard, the trophy return is relatively low and a domestic cup victory could be a major boost during a slightly more difficult season this time around.
Palace, meanwhile, continued their recent good form after a difficult season with a 3-1 win over rivals Brighton on Sunday.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace is scheduled for a 7.30pm GMT kick-off time on Wednesday 18 December 2024.
Emirates Stadium in London will host.
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Declan Rice is a doubt for the Gunners after coming off against Everton due to a knock. Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all thought to be injured.
Declan Rice is a doubt for Arsenal
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Palace will be without Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca, while Rob Holding will need to be assessed.
Arsenal look favourites at home, although much depends on what kind of team Arteta deploys.
Arsenal to win 2-1.
Arsenal wins: 33
Draws: 16
Crystal Palace wins: 6
Arsenal FC to win: 2/5
Crystal Palace to win: 13/2
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.