Crystal Palace Archives: 04/2016

Marouane Chamakh could be about to conclude his six-year travel around by returning to Bordeaux, a club he probably wishes he’d never left.

An argument I’ve seen circulating on the likes of Twitter recently is that if we as fans got behind Arsenal more, we’d have better results. Is this true?

Thierry Henry described Petr Cech as ‘brave’ after he faced the press following our 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace.

Alan Pardew was chuffed with Crystal Palace’s late equaliser against Arsenal at the Emirates but admitted that Mesut Ozil was causing his team problems throughout the match.

Emmanuel Adebayor has an annoyingly decent record against Arsenal.

Arsenal are currently ‘enjoying’ their worst season against fellow London teams since the 1960s.

If Arsenal are playing the same all the time, can we just repost the old player ratings?

Arsene Wenger revealed that he didn’t actually want to do a press conference after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

They say that ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’. If Sunday’s showing was anything to go by, Arsenal fans should be praying to whichever deity that they have faith in that Alex Iwobi doesn’t disappear anytime soon.

After another disappointing performance at home to Crystal Palace, a lot of focus will be directed at what Arsenal did poorly during the game, and most of it should fall on the centre-back partnership of Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel.

Arsene Wenger refused to speak at length about Arsenal’s title chances this season, instead insisting that we need to rebuild mentally and focus on the next game.

Petr Cech believes Arsenal should have killed the game off and put it out of sight before Crystal Palace equalised.

A first half goal from Alexis Sánchez was cancelled out by Yannick Bolasie’s late equaliser as Crystal Palace won a point at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Although the League title appears to be completely out of Arsenal’s reach, the Gunners still need to win in order to get one of the coveted Champions League spots.

All but out of the title race, Arsenal have to deal with the disappointment of last weekend and get their heads up for the visit of Crystal Palace.

After an Andy Carroll hat-trick, Arsenal might have to get used to sides targeting defensive frailties in the air again.

Arsene Wenger met with the press on Friday ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League showdown with Crystal Palace and Alan Pardew. Watch his press conference here.

With Crystal Palace almost safety there’s much less riding on Sunday’s London derby than there could have been but Arsène Wenger is wary nonetheless. A…

Heading to north London with the hope of securing Premier League football for next season, Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace side have had a couple of injury scares.

Crystal Palace edged closer to safety on Wednesday night, securing a 0-0 draw against Roberto Martinez’s Everton side at Selhurst Park.