Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace on Saturday after only facing the Eagles just days earlier in the Carabao Cup.
The Gunners came away 3-2 winners on Wednesday night but Mikel Arteta expects the Premier League clash to be slightly different. “It is different,” the Spaniard admitted in his pre-match press conference.
“Obviously we played very recently and we analysed them so you don’t have to do that too much. I’m sure that both teams will adjust and probably change a few things and change some personnel as well. Apart from that we know what the difficulty of the game is, we know what it means to go to Selhurst Park and we have prepared for that.”
Arsenal will be able to call upon Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori against Palace this time around, though. Rice was not included in the matchday squad on Wednesday after being forced off against Everton last week, while Calafiori has not played since last month’s win over West Ham.
Asked for an update on the pair on Friday, Arteta said: “They are both available to be in the squad.” The Arsenal boss also admitted that Oleksandr Zinchenko would “probably” be available for the clash at Palace. Elsewhere, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain out with knee injuries, with the duo not expected to return until 2025.
Neto can again be named in the matchday squad after sitting out of Wednesday’s tie due to being cup tied.
Gunners have 21 fit and eligible senior players available for selection for the game vs Crystal Palace. As per Premier League rules, a club is allowed to name a squad of 20 players for a Premier League match.
