Arsenal host Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day, hoping to bag all three points.
It’s a must win game for the Gunners if they are to keep in touch with their title rivals, while Crystal Palace could also do with the points as they hover just outside the relegation zone in 17th place.
So here are SIX match facts and stats about both sides ahead of their game at the Emirates on Sunday (supplied by OPTA):
1. Arsenal have won eight of their last 11 Premier League games against Crystal Palace, drawing the other three.
2. Crystal Palace’s only Premier League win against Arsenal came in October 1994 at Highbury – John Salako scored twice in a 2-1 victory.
3. This will be the 200th Premier League game contested at the Emirates.
4. Crystal Palace have won just one of their last seven league games away from home on New Year’s Day, beating Portsmouth in 1996 (D1 L5).
5. By contrast, Arsenal haven’t lost a home league game on New Year’s Day since 1985 against Tottenham (W6 D2)
6. Olivier Giroud has three Premier League goals against the Eagles, but all of those have been scored at Selhurst Park.
