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10 match facts and stats about Crystal Palace v Arsenal

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alex oxlade-chamberlainArsenal travel to Selhurt Park to take on Crystal Palace tomorrow afternoon.

So here are 10 match facts and stats you ought to know about the two clubs (supplied by OPTA):

1. In their last five Premier League encounters against Arsenal, Palace have failed to pick up a single point.

2. Since Alan Pardew took over the reign at Palace he has managed to pick up 11 wins out of 19 – no Eagles’ manager has won more in a single spell at the club in the top flight.

3. Yannick has hit the woodwork on five more occasions than he’s scored (4) in the Premier League since the start of 2014.

4. Wilfried Zaha embarked on more dribbles than any other player on MD1 of the 2015-16 Premier League season (10).

5. Bakary Sako beat his opponent with more dribbles than any other player in the Championship last season (116).

6. Arsenal’s victories last season over Palace both ended 2-1, with a goal in the 45th minute both times.

7. Santi Cazorla has the most Premier League assists in 2015 so far (8).

8. In their last six Premier League away games, Arsenal have picked up 16 out of a possible 18 (W5 D1).

9. The Gunners won 20 points from 10 Premier League London derbies last season (W6 D2 L2), while Palace won 11 points (W3 D2 L5).

10. Mesut Ozil has averaged 3.5 chances created per game in the Premier League in 2015; a higher ratio than any other player.

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