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Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info
- Updated: December 31, 2016
Arsenal play host to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on New Year’s Day hoping a win over the Eagles will see them begin 2017 in a positive run of form.
Palace manager Sam Allardyce will take charge of his side for just the second time following Alan Pardew’s dismissal from the helm, while Gunners counterpart Arsene Wenger returns to familiar territory in the London derby.
Palace have beaten Arsenal just once in their Premier League history, but it’s been more than 22 years since they sealed a 2-1 win at Highbury, and Allardyce faces a stiff task in replicating that result on Sunday.
That being said, the north Londoners only just about edged West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Boxing Day to end their spin of two successive losses, meaning Palace may fancy their chances for the first time in a while at the Emirates Stadium.
Read on for all the latest team news surrounding Sunday’s north London encounter, complete with a match preview and all the viewing information necessary to ensure you can tune into the action.
Date: Sunday, January 1
Time: 4 p.m. GMT/11 a.m. ET
Venue: Emirates Stadium,
Live Stream: Sky Go app (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S.)
TV Info: Sky Sports 1 (UK), NBCSN (U.S.)
Team News
Per Mertesacker and Santi Cazorla remain among the long-term absentees for Arsenal this weekend, but there was positive news for Arsenal fans on Wednesday after it was reported that Danny Welbeck is back in training.
The striker has been missing since hurting his right knee in May, and ESPN FC’s Ben Dinnery confirmed he was tuning up alongside Shkodran Mustafi, although Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were not present:
Mustafi and Akpom have returned to full training, along with Danny Welbeck. But Walcott and Ox-Chamberlain were NOT with the main group #AFC
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) December 28, 2016
A start against Palace on Sunday may still be asking too much of both Mustafi and Welbeck, while …
