Arsenal – Crystal Palace

Arsenal will be confident of reaching the semi-finals

On Wednesday in the 1/4 finals of the English League Cup will be the confrontation of London teams. It is difficult to call the rivalry between Crystal Palace and Arsenal a loud and much obligatory status of "derby", but the "glassmen" often impose the fight "older comrades" and are an experienced representative of the elite English division. Crystal Palace started their journey in the tournament at the 1/32 stage of the final with an easy 4-0 victory over Norwich. Victory in the next round of the round over fellow countrymen from CRC (2:1) was given to the "glassmen" more difficult, but also does not raise questions. In the 1/8 finals Crystal Palace travelled to Birmingham and created a real sensation there, beating Aston Villa with a score of 2:1. The London club scored two goals from two shots on goal. Arsenal began participation in the cup with 1/16 finals, where they did not notice Bolton - 5:1. Actually, at the last stage again the fight did not turn out - the "the Gunners" scored three unanswered goals to Preston. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.42 on their victory. By midweek, Arsenal has the following position in the season. In the Champions League, the team is tightly placed in the top 8 and is unlikely to lose its position in the two remaining rounds. In the Premier League, the team is in the top-3, but has lost points in the last two rounds. On Saturday, "the Gunners" in their arena failed to beat Everton, which can be "blamed" on the concentration on the previous Champions League meeting with Monaco. That is, Arteta's team owes a debt to their fans. This factor and the proximity of the decisive stages in the fight for the trophy will surely mobilise "the Gunners" to the maximum. The only home meeting between Arsenal and Crystal Palace in 2024 ended in a 5-0 victory for the favourite. "Glassmen" current season spend worse than previous ones, before the end of the first round of the championship being close to the departure zone. For the last month and a half Crystal Palace almost never lose, but also win very rarely. Recently, the Glassmen took points away from Manchester City (2:2), but such results in England are no longer considered a great achievement. We bet that "the Gunners" will be focused on winning at home and will achieve it with a goal margin.