Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

Arsenal won this equivalent fixture 4-1 last year - CameraSport
Arsenal won this equivalent fixture 4-1 last year - CameraSport

What is it?

The Premier League match between fourth-placed Arsenal and 13th-placed Crystal Palace.  

When is it?

On Easter Sunday - April 21. 

What time is kick-off?

The match will get under way at 4pm. 

What TV channel is it on?

It will not be televised despite its Sunday 4pm slot. The match is only being played then because Arsenal were in Europa League action on Thursday. 

What is the team news?

Arsenal

Aaron Ramsey will miss out with the thigh injury he picked up against Napoli, and joins long-term absentees Rob Holding, Danny Welbeck and Hector Bellerin on the sidelines. Forgotten man Denis Suarez is a doubt with a thigh injury. Sokratis serves the last of a two-game ban for collecting 10 bookings.

Provisional squad:Leno, Cech, Maitland-Niles, Lichtsteiner, Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Monreal, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Torreira, Elneny, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah.

Crystal Palace

Jeff Schlupp is out for the rest of the season with a muscular injury, while James Tomkins (groin) and Mamadou Sakho (knee) remain on the treatment table. 

Provisional squad: Guaita, Van Aanholt, Dann, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Milivojevic, Townsend, McArthur, Zaha, Batshuayi, Hennessey, Ward, Kouyate, Mayer, Ayew, Benteke, Sako, Woods.

What are they saying?

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson bemoaned the recent rash of injuries that has robbed him of Tomkins, Sakho and now Schlupp. 

"We have been a little bit unlucky in this latter period. It started with Mamadou [Sakho], then we lost James [Tomkins] and now we've lost Jeff [Schlupp], which is of course three big blows for us.

"He won't play again this season, the ankle injury is such that it will take the three or so weeks we have left [to heal].

"The worst thing with these things is it always happens to players in the same positions, we are certainly stretched at the moment in our defensive positions, we have been depleted in midfield and up front at the moment, fortunately, we do have competition for places."

What are the odds?

  • Arsenal - 8/15

  • Draw - 7/2

  • Crystal Palace - 11/2

What's our prediction?

Arsenal to edge a tight game 2-1. 

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