Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon with a chance to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The north London outfit currently sit five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, who won't be playing in the league this weekend due to their involvement in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. The Gunners will be desperate to increase that gap over the reigning champions, who have begun to pick up some form in recent times, winning their last six fixtures across all competitions whilst keeping a clean sheet in the last five of those outings.
Still, Mikel Arteta's side have enjoyed some excellent form as of late as well, securing all three points in each of their last five league matches, including an extremely dominant 3-0 victory over Fulham last weekend. Now, Arsenal hero Paul Merson has backed his old side to defeat Palace today before the international break presents a two-week break in club football.
