Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Prediction (23.12.2025)

Arsenal secured a narrow victory from their visit to Everton and maintained their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. A quarter-final in the League Cup is coming up, and Chelsea awaits the winner of this match in the semi-finals. We will see what lineup Arteta chooses for this match, but it is a fact that Arsenal is in great home form in all competitions this season. Out of a total of 12 home games, they have won 11 and have one draw against Man. City.

The congested schedule seems to be weighing on Crystal Palace, who are without a win in their last three matches across all competitions. On Thursday, they played in the Conference League, where they mainly fielded reserves, but just 48 hours later, they had an away match against Leeds in the Premier League and suffered a 1:4 defeat. Now they face a visit to Arsenal, from whom they already lost 0:1 away earlier in the league. This will be Palace's fifth match within 13 days.

Arsenal may make some rotations, but the same is not excluded for Crystal Palace. However, the "Gunners" are in excellent home form. At the same time, Palace has a rather congested schedule, and it seems to have started to weigh on the team, so I would choose another success for Arsenal here.

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Crystal Palace has recently struggled with a heavy and packed schedule of matches, and it is not expected to get much lighter in the future. Next up is a visit to Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

The "Gunners" remain favorites

The much greater depth in Mikel Arteta's squad certainly helps. Despite some injuries recently, more and more key players in the London squad are available, which means that even with significant rotations, the "Gunners" will remain favorites for success here. Their home form is impressive, and this is expected to be confirmed now. Palace will certainly not give in easily, but that does not necessarily mean that Oliver Glasner's men will manage to secure a victory.

Bet on Arsenal to win with under 3.5 goals

I wouldn't be surprised if Gabriel Jesus makes his first start for Arsenal in a long time and finds the net.

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