Arsenal will be keen to add some breathing space to the title race as Manchester City secured a place in the FA Cup semi-final this week. City sit five points behind the Gunners with 11 league games to go and Mikel Arteta will be keen to make the most of the situation when they welcome an underwhelming Crystal Palace side who have just sacked their boss Patrick Vieira.
The Gunners are the unsurprising favourites going into this match at 1/4 with Betfred while Palace are 12/1 longshots and a draw is 9/2. The Eagles have avoided defeat in their last four away trip at Arsenal drawing the last three and picking up a win - which as many as they had not lost in their first 18 league visits to the north London side.
For Palace, they will be hoping the new manager-bounce strikes twice for Arsenal this season under caretaker Paddy McCarthy. Arsenal have already lost to Sean Dyche when they went to Everton on the former Burnley boss' debut as the Toffees boss at Goodison Park
