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Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five Premier League fixtures against Arsenal (W1 D4).
Emile Smith Rowe has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances for Arsenal. The last Englishman to score in three consecutive league matches for Arsenal was Theo Walcott in May 2013, while the last player aged under 21 to do so for the Gunners was Cesc Fabregas in September 2007.
Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has been involved in seven goals in 14 Premier League appearances against Arsenal (four goals, three assists). Only against Chelsea (nine) and Sunderland (eight) has he been involved in more in the competition.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six Premier League London derbies (W3 D3). The Gunners last had a longer such run between March 2016 and January 2017 (seven matches), the seventh fixture of which was a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
Match officials
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Andre Marriner. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger.
