Arsenal v Crystal Palace
15:00
These two sides had differing festive fortunes on Boxing Day as Arsenal were a little lucky to finally get over the line against a stoic West Brom backline while Palace deserved all three points against Watford but had to settle for just one in Big Sam’s first game in charge.
Both teams have scored in the last four league clashes between these two and also in eight of Arsenal’s last nine Prem fixtures. The match odds look about right here given Arsenal have won 11 of their last 15 matches hosting bottom-six sides. Interestingly, Arsenal have won five of the seven when their opponents have scored in that sample.
Palace remain in poor form and Allardyce hasn’t had much time with the team yet. Both teams have scored in their last eight away matches which has included four Over 4.5 Goals games. Palace lost five of their six trips to the top-six finishers last season and even if they score here they’ll struggle to avoid defeat.
