Arsenal Match Centre Archives: 12/2016

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Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates on Sunday for the first match of 2017. Here’s everything you need to know about them ahead of the game.

After a nervy 1-0 win over West Brom last time out, Arsenal will be hoping for easier going when they entertain Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day.

Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates for the first match of 2017 and they will be without seven players for the game. This is how we think Arsenal will lineup for the game.

Andre Marriner will take charge of Arsenal v Crystal Palace on Sunday at the Emirates and Arsenal fans will be hoping that he offers a bit more protection than he did the last time he refereed an Arsenal game.

Kieran Gibbs made only his second Premier League start of the campaign during our Boxing Day victory over West Brom and once again proved why he is a credible replacement for Nacho Monreal, who is three years his elder and has struggled for consistency so far this term.

After being frustrated for 86 minutes, Arsenal finally broke the deadlock against a dogged West Brom side thanks to an Olivier Giroud header.

Following Arsenal’s 1-0 win over West Brom on Boxing Day, Arsene Wenger explained why playing the Baggies off the back of two losses wasn’t exactly an ideal tie.

To appreciate Mesut Ozil, you need to watch him live

Arsenal managed to grab all three points against West Brom on Boxing Day but it was far from an inspiring performance. How did the players do individually?

Arsenal bored fans to death against West Brom at the Emirates on Boxing Day but managed to find a winner to avoid slipping even further behind Chelsea in the title race.

Arsene Wenger has said that ‘disappointments are part of a successful season’ but admitted that losing is hard to take because his side aren’t used to it.

Arsenal face West Brom on Boxing Day having lost only 2 of their previous 19 Premier League Boxing Day games and Petr Cech has been speaking ahead of the game

It’s Boxing Day and our lighter-than-usual festive schedule kicks off against West Brom, so how will Arsenal line up?

A look ahead to Arseanl’s Boxing Day game against West Brom at the Emirates

Everything you need to knbow ahead of Arsenal’s game against West Brom at the Emirates on Boxing Day

These latest stats predict that Arsenal will finish in fifth this season, while Spurs will finish fourth.

Arsenal’s second half performance in the defeat for Manchester City was a cause for great concern.

On yet another frustrating afternoon for Arsenal, centre-back Laurent Koscielny was unsurprisingly one of the visitors’ best performers against Manchester City.

Worryingly, one of Arsenal’s top pass combinations against Manchester City was between Gabriel and Petr Cech.