Consistency has been the crucial theme throughout Arsenal’s season so far and Mikel Arteta has not been afraid to use the same line-up for much of the campaign. It is therefore unsurprising to see the familiar faces return after the international break for the clash with Crystal Palace but the big miss is Kieran Tierney.
Selhurst Park has not been a positive environment for this Arsenal team of late however the end of last season offered up a break from the disappointing travels to South London. Nicolas Pepe got two goals and Gabriel Martinelli reminded the Arsenal faithful of his goalscoring abilities that would precede what has been a brilliant season from the Brazilian international. However, he can only make the bench with Emile Smith Rowe coming in.
The question marks for the line-up were surrounding Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Bukayo Saka. The former pair have both suffered with injuries keeping them out for a number of weeks, the Japanese international in particular has experienced a prolonged period on the sidelines.
