Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Arsenal FC 2 - 2 Crystal Palace FC
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:59FULL-TIME: ARSENAL 2-2 CRYSTAL PALACE.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:59Trossard shapes left, then right, and floats a cross into the area, but it's Henderson's ball all day long and he catches with ease as the full-time whistle sounds.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:58Martinelli has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Crystal Palace and his six goals overall against the Eagles is his most against any opponent, but he's not really come close to adding to that tally in this one.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:56Lerma launches a low throw into Arsenal's box but doesn't get the height he wanted on the effort, which drops for Guehi at the near post and the England defender can't keep it in play.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:55Palace find further success down the right as the ball ricochets into Sarr's path, but his dangerous ball back across the face of goal is too far ahead of both Mateta and Mitchell as the Eagles fail to capitalise!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:55WIDE!!! Tierney absolutely hurls a quick throw-in forward to Martinelli, who races into open pasture, drives into the Palace box, and lashes a left-footed strike into the side netting!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:54BLOCKED!!! Mateta bursts in behind from a Munoz flick-on and cuts the ball back from the right, but Sarr can't steer it goalwards with enough conviction and Saliba makes the block!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:52We're into the first of EIGHT added minutes at the Emirates, and that's more than enough time for either side to find a winner here!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:51Martinelli and Rice both do well to keep desperate Arsenal attacks alive down the left-hand side, but Tierney's subsequent cross in towards Saka is too close to Henderson and claimed by the Palace number one.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:50Munoz cuts inside to beat two Arsenal players and keep possession before Esse sends a cross-field ball forward, but Sarr on a diagonal run can't quite get to it ahead of Raya.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:47Since Oliver Glasner's first Premier League game in charge of Crystal Palace, only Alexander Isak (32), Erling Haaland (31) and Mohamed Salah (30) have now scored more Premier League goals than Mateta's 27.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:45Substitution Myles Anthony Lewis-Skelly Kieran Tierney
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:45Substitution Martin Ødegaard Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:44OVER!!! Munoz wins possession out on the right and cuts the ball back into the box, where Sarr meets it with a first-time finish that he blazes over the bar!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:43WIDE!!! Rice's corner is met by a completely unmarked Trossard at the far post, but the Belgian's downward header is hit straight into the side netting!!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:42Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:42SAVED!!! Odegaard picks out Martinelli to his left and the Brazilian gets around the outside of Munoz before crossing for Saka. The Gunners substitute volleys goalwards at the far post, but Henderson scrambles back to parry his shot over the bar!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:40Under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal’s worst month for Premier League points per game at the Emirates is in April – 18 in 12 games at a rate of 1.5 points per game – and they've lost more games in this month than any other.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:40Substitution Edward Keddar Nketiah Jean-Philippe Mateta
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:40Substitution Justin Devenny Romain Joy Kouakou Esse
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:39Nketiah races forward on the break again for Palace and links up with Sarr and Mitchell to his left, but the wing-back's hooked cross from the byline is an easy one for Raya to claim at his near post.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:36Sarr and Munoz are both blocked off from putting in crosses from the right before Lerma eventually gets one away, but the makeshift Palace centre-back's delivery is overhit and also crosses the line for an Arsenal goal-kick.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:35NO GOAL!! Martinelli is by no means offside and neither is Timber, as VAR replays mull over whether the initial ball from Odegaard had left the field of play. It takes time, but the decision is eventually made that Timber didn't keep it in play, meaning it's a goal-kick to Palace!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:33BALL IN THE NET!! Lewis-Skelly's low cross into the middle is struck goalwards by Odegaard and deflected back to the feet of Trossard. He and Saka link up with the Norwegian again and Odegaard scoops a ball over the top for Timber, who hooks it back from the byline for Martinelli to tap home! The offside flag immediately goes up to disallow the goal, but VAR will want a second look at this!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:32Crystal Palace have won three Premier League London derbies this season, last winning more (five) in a single top-flight campaign back in 1990-91.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:30WIDE!!! Palace win yet another corner through Mitchell after Nketiah's attempted overhead kick comes to nothing, and Munoz meets Kamada's delivery with a header back across the face of goal. Raya can't get near it, but nor can Guehi at the far post as the chance goes astray for the visitors!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:28SAVED!!! Palace's corner is swung in by Munoz and glanced goalwards by Guehi's near-post header, but Raya is alive to the chance and parries the ball away at his near post!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:26SAVED!!! Sarr's clipped ball in from the left is met by an arriving Devenny at the near post, but it hits his shoulder rather than his forehead and loops goalwards, forcing Raya to tip the effort over the bar!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:23Partey sparks an Arsenal counter with Palace's defence pulled put of shape, but Trossard's attempted pass in behind to put Martinelli clean through on goal is cut out by Lerma.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:22Substitution Adam James Wharton William James Hughes
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:22Substitution Eberechi Oluchi Eze Ismaïla Sarr
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:20CHANCE!! Mitchell is found in wide open space down the left and swings a good cross into the middle, which Raya can only get a desperate glove to before he's bailed out by Lerma putting the ball behind for a goal-kick!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:19Substitution Raheem Shaquille Sterling Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:19Arsenal have lost just three of their last 36 home Premier League matches, winning 26, although two of those three have been in London derbies – both against West Ham in December 2023 (2-0) and February of this season (1-0).
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:18Rice and Lewis-Skelly's attempted one-two doesn't quite come off and Palace break quickly through Nketiah, but he takes too long to pick out a pass or shot after driving over halfway and loses out to Saliba on the edge of Arsenal's box.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:17Devenny's out-ball is cut out by Lewis-Skelly and Trossard looks to tee up his captain on the edge of the box, but Odegaard can't get a shot away before Lacroix steps in to dispossess him.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:13In the first half, Arsenal faced nine shots from Palace, their most in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League home game since 11 in April 2022 against Manchester United.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:11A free-kick was given Palace's way after he was down on the deck for much of that sequence of play, but he's gotten away with one as replays show he actually collided with his team-mate Nketiah, before the goalkeeper eventually gets back to his feet.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:10CHANCE!!! Odegaard's free-kick sparks a scramble in the Palace box, as Henderson comes to punch but gets barely anything on the ball. It falls for both Saliba and Trossard in the box, but both see their efforts blocked before Lacroix thumps it away from danger on his own line!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:06Yellow Card Justin Devenny
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
21:06Arsenal's chances of victory in our live probability tracker have risen up to a whopping 84.0% despite their unconvincing first-half display, but with Palace down on just a 3.3% chance of winning themselves, they've got it all to do in the second half as Trossard gets proceedings back underway.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:59Eze has been Palace's creative hub as usual and equalised for the Eagles with a superbly-struck volley; that being one of three shots he attempted in an all-action first half. The playmaker has created two big chances from just three final-third passes thus far, as well as winning two of his three duels and turning possession over once in the final third for Oliver Glasner's side.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:56The half-time whistle sounds, and Arsenal enter the dressing rooms with a 2-1 lead over Crystal Palace in this north-south London derby. It's not been entirely convincing from the hosts, who took the lead inside five minutes thanks to Kiwior's bullet header from an Odegaard free-kick. Since then though, it's arguably been Palace on top, with the visitors producing 1.18 xG to Arsenal's 0.22 and seeing efforts from Kamada and Nketiah blocked before Eze volleyed home a corner in superb style to make it 1-1. The Gunners did have chances at the other end though, and after Rice had gone close on a couple of occasions, Trossard stepped inside to finish in clinical fashion, restoring the advantage for Mikel Arteta's side heading into the second half at the Emirates.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:50HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 2-1 CRYSTAL PALACE.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:49We're into the first of two added minutes with Arsenal restoring their advantage just before the break.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:48BLOCKED!!! Palace break at speed from a cleared Arsenal corner and the ball comes out to Guehi after two Mitchell crosses are blocke. Kamada tees him up for a first-time striker, but the captain's curling effort is blocked away from danger by Kiwior!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:48Yellow Card Declan Rice
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:47An eighth league goal of the season for Trossard, who has now scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances – as many as he managed across his previous 31 league outings for Arsenal.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:44Having been unbeaten in four Premier League away games against Arsenal between 2019 and 2021, Palace have lost their two league visits to the Emirates by an aggregate score of 9-1.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:43Guehi is the next player in Palace's yellow kit to avoid a yellow card as he clatters into Sterling late, but replays show he timed his challenge well enough to get all of the ball and the referee's initial play-on call is vindicated.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:43Assist Jurriën David Norman Timber
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:42Goal Leandro Trossard
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:41Trossard cuts inside Eze but is then hacked down by the Palace goalscorer, who is somewhat lucky not to pick up a yellow card for that needless challenge.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:38Rice darts in behind to link up with Odegaard and attempts a drilled cross into the middle, but Lacroix does enough to force a ricochet off the midfielder and it'll be a goal-kick to the visitors.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:37Nketiah hasn't scored in any of his last nine Premier League starts, since netting a hat-trick for Arsenal against Sheffield United back in October 2023.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:34OVER!! Raya gets an unconvincing punch on the Palace corner which comes straight out to Eze on the edge of the box, but the Eagles' talisman tries to place his shot in the top corner and sends it sailing over the bar!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:33BLOCKED!!! Lerma picks out Eze's run down the left with a high cross-field pass, and the Palace goalscorer clips it inside to Nketiah, who turns to shoot and sees his close-range effort blocked behind for a corner by Kiwior!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:32Palace draw level with Arsenal on 16 set-piece goals for the seasonm (excluding penalties), and only the Gunners (13) have scored more Premier League goals directly from corners this season than the Eagles' 11.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:28Devenny is picked out in space by Lerma and looks to slip a pass in behind for Nketiah, but he can't get around the back of Saliba in time to get on the end of it and Raya scoops up the loose ball.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:28Assist Adam James Wharton
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:27Goal Eberechi Oluchi Eze
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:27WIDE!!! Sterling cuts inside to play a one-two with Trossard and tee up Rice in shooting space, but the England midfielder's left-footed strike fizzes just beyond Henderson's right-hand post!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:25This is Sterling's 23rd London derby appearance in the Premier League – he hasn't scored in any of the first 22.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:25Sterling gets around the outside of Guehi and fires a cross from the byline, but it's a poor ball in and Henderson collects it with ease at his near post.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:24Guehi dispossesses Trossard in the Palace box after the Belgian is found by Kiwior, and the visitors look to counter as Munoz and Devenny combine. The Colombian gets the ball back and crosses first-time, but he's off-balance as he does so and it's easily cleared.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:22Palace build nicely as Eze spreads the ball wide to Mitchell on the left, but his first-time cross is too close to Raya and the Gunners goalkeeper collects.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:21Excluding penalties, Arsenal have now scored the most set-piece goals of any side in the Premier League this season, with their 16 one more than second-placed Palace's 15.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:20Arsenal cut out a promising-looking link-up between Devenny and Eze and come away with the ball through Timber, but a cross-field ball from Trossard to Lewis-Skelly is overhit and bounces over the touchline for a throw-in.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:17CHANCE!!! Nketiah bursts in behind Saliba to get on the end of Eze's clipped ball over the top, but Devenny can't quite get on the end of his cross into the middle and Raya eventually dives on the loose ball!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:15Arsenal have avoided defeat in their last 37 matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 2-1 home loss to Fulham back in December 2023.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:13WIDE!!! Rice's attempted ball in behind for Martinelli is cut out and sits up nicely for the Arsenal midfielder, but he fires his follow-up shot just wide of the near post!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:12CHANCE!!! Palace's next corner is swung in and engages Raya, but Nketiah gets to the ball ahead of the stranded Spaniard and heads wide of the near post!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:11BLOCKED!!! Palace keep up the pressure on Arsenal and Guehi wins possession in the box, and after Sterling can't clear his cross, Kamada lashes a left-footed strike goalwards which is blocked wide of the far post to go behind for a corner!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:10Mitchell's ball into the box from a cleared Palace corner is volleyed back across the face of goal by Munoz, but Raya collects it and quickly throws the ball forward for Martinelli to break. He races in behind Palace's covering defence, but Mitchell gets there to force the Brazilian wide and cut out his attempted cross for Sterling.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:08Arsenal have recorded 15 wins, seven draws and zero defeats when taking the lead in the Premier League this season, the only side to still have an unbeaten record.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:04Assist Martin Ødegaard
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:03Goal Jakub Piotr Kiwior
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:02Nketiah kicks the game off for Arsenal, as the Premier League's latest inter-capital derby gets up and running in North London!
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
20:01The hosts are being heavily backed to win this one in our live probability tracker ahead of kick-off, with Arsenal on a 65.5% chance of victory compared to Palace’s 14.9%. Arteta’s side know they need to win as the two sides head out onto the pitch at the Emirates, but despite their own lowly win probability, Palace will know they’re capable of springing a surprise.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:56Oliver Glasner has also made changes involving some of his key players with one eye on their upcoming FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa, as Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta drop to the bench. Eddie Nketiah comes in to start against his former side, having failed to make much of an impact since Palace spent £25million to sign him from Arsenal last summer.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:51Arsenal’s starting XI is rotated from their comfortable win at Portman Road, with Bukayo Saka moving to the bench as both Ben White and Mikel Merino drop out of the squad entirely, and Raheem Sterling brought in for a rare start under Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:46CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Matt Turner, Joel Ward, Ismaila Sarr, Matheus Franca, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes, Romain Esse, Caleb Kporha.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:46CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Jefferson Lerma, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi; Daniel Munoz, Justin Devenny, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell; Daichi Kamada, Eberechi Eze; Eddie Nketiah.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:40ARSENAL SUBS: Neto, Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Jimi Gowe, Jack Henry-Francis, Ismeal Kaba, Ethan Nwaneri.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:40ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice; Raheem Sterling, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:40Palace sit in their perennial home of 12th with five games still to play this season, but still aren’t completely out of the equation when it comes to the potential 11-team race for European spots next season. Oliver Glasner’s side had been on a five-game unbeaten run heading into this month, including four wins, but their last three games have included 5-2 and 5-0 thrashings by Manchester City and Newcastle respectively, before a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth last time out.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:40Mikel Arteta’s side come into this game knowing that if they lose to Palace, the Premier League title will be Liverpool’s, and realistically need to claim all three points if they’re to have any hope whatsoever of reeling in the runaway leaders, who have a 13-point lead at the top with just five games left to play. The Gunners are unbeaten in their last seven league matches, and while four of those have been draws, they did thump Ipswich 4-0 last time out.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
19:35Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Premier League, as Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby at the Emirates.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
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