Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace in the quarter final of the EFL Cup with the other three sides already named for the semi finals of Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester City.

The winner of this tie will take on Chelsea in the semi finals which take place in January. Intriguingly, these sides met at this stage of the EFL Cup last season with Arsenal running out 3-2 winners on that occasion.

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📈 Arsenal v Crystal Palace Form & Stats

Arsenal registered an important 1-0 win over Everton at the weekend which kept them just a step ahead of the chasing pack with Villa and City also picking up wins at the weekend, setting up an important period in the title race. Arsenal played on Saturday evening, and play Brighton at home on the weekend which is likely to be Mikel Arteta’s focus - meaning that we can expect some rotation from the Gunners here.

Arsenal have responded well to the setback they faced at Villa Park a few weeks ago, winning their three matches since that defeat against Club Brugge, Wolves and Everton. Those last two games have been a bit more challenging for Arsenal than the win they registered in Belgium, with Wolves coming very close to causing one of the biggest upsets of the season at the Emirates.

There are definitely going to be some nerves in the Arsenal camp ahead of this hectic period, Arsenal dropped points against Fulham and Everton during this part of the campaign last season and this could start to play on the minds of Arteta and the Arsenal players who haven’t been the best at keeping things under control during pressure periods in recent seasons.

Crystal Palace were always going to struggle with the added demands of Conference League football with their squad being stretched really thin by their recent run of matches. Glasner was forced to put out an academy side for Palace’s 2-2 draw with KuPS in the Conference League last week, though this didn’t help Palace that much in their Premier League assignment as they lost 4-1 to Leeds.

That loss was their fifth of the season in the Premier League - with all five of these defeats following a game in Europe for the Eagles. This shows a clear pattern, and fatigue for a side that now find themselves in the latter stages of a cup competition. Glasner did stress in his press conference that this clash, and the game at Leeds at the weekend, were the most important in his mind - so I’d expect a pretty strong starting lineup from Palace here.

📔 Arsenal v Crystal Palace Formation & Team News

Arsenal lined up with a pretty strong side against Everton at the weekend that can give us some clues about the rotation that Mikel Arteta is likely to go with here. Eze, Madueke and Myles Lewis-Skelly weren’t used at all at the weekend so I’d expect all three to start here - with rest for key players like Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka.

Arsenal’s improvement in depth, particularly in the final third, makes these ties where the Gunners have to rotate just that bit more manageable. Madueke and Eze are the clearest examples of this improvement with both being quality Premier League level players that Arsenal can call upon for this clash.

Arsenal are a very tactically flexible side so it’s not always easy to ascertain how they will lineup. However, Arteta likes his side to build with three players at the back when they are in possession with the defensive midfielder (Zubimendi/Norgaard) dropping between the centre backs which allows the fullbacks to roam. These fullbacks then hold the width which allows Arsenal’s wingers to be a bit more narrow, and more penetrative in ten final third.

Crystal Palace will lineup in a 3-4-3 shape, but they’re missing one of their best players at the moment and it’s having a massive impact on their overall game. Daniel Munoz is crucial to this Palace side as a right wingback, and Palace don’t have appropriate cover for him with the Colombian being injured at the moment - meaning that Clyne is expected to continue in that role.

Clyne isn’t too bad off the ball, but lacks the traits of Munoz on the ball which limits Palace a little down that side. Despite this absence, Palace do still have Adam Wharton who has continued to be a strong presence in the middle of the park for the Eagles this term, and has started each of the last three Premier League matches - completing 90 minutes in all of these games.

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