Arsenal take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in a huge Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.
The north Londoners currently lead the title race, sitting five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, who don't play in the league this weekend due to their involvement in the FA Cup quarter-finals yesterday. Meanwhile, Palace are 12th but a poor run of form means they are still only five points above bottom of the table Southampton.
That difficult spell in which the Eagles have failed to win each of their last 12 fixtures across all competitions resulted in manager Patrick Vieira losing his job on Friday afternoon, with Paddy McCarthy to take over as head coach on an interim basis. McCarthy will be facing a daunting task in his first game at the helm, although Palace boast a solid record at the Emirates in recent times, remaining unbeaten in their last four visits to N5.
