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Match insight

There's daylight between Arsenal and Crystal Palace on the current numbers — this isn't a fixture between equals. Arsenal currently sit 10 places and 8 points above Crystal Palace in the table — 2nd against 12th and inside the Champions League places. Arsenal have taken 12 points from their last 5, against 7 for Crystal Palace over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Crystal Palace have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.