Arsenal will lock horns with Crystal Palace in their Carabao Cup 2024-25 quarter-final clash at the Emirates Stadium in London, England.
The Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, Carabao Cup 2024-25 match will start at 1:00 AM IST on Thursday, December 19.
Under manager Mikel Arteta, Arsenal will look to return to winning ways after being held to a goalless draw against Everton in their last match in the Premier League 2024-25.
Having registered eight wins, six draws and two losses, Arsenal are placed third in the Premier League 2024-25 standings, six points behind Liverpool and they have also played one game more than the league leaders.
Earlier, Arsenal defeated EFL Championship side Preston North End 3-0 in their EFL Cup 2024-25 Round of 16 clash away from home. The Gunners rode on goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri and Kai Havertz to book their place in the last eight of the ongoing EFL Cup.
On the other hand, Crystal Palace stunned Aston Villa 2-1 in the Round of 16 to secure their place in the Carabao Cup 2024-25 quarter-finals.
Eberechi Eze gave Crystal Palace an early lead before Jhon Duran equalised for Aston Villa.
Daichi Kamada later netted the match-winning goal in the 64th minute to power the Eagles in the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace will head into the Carabao Cup tie high on confidence after registering a 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous fixture in the ongoing Premier League.
With three wins, seven draws and six defeats, Crystal Palace are placed 15th in the Premier League 2024-25 standings.
For Arsenal, the likes of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard could be rested for the midweek game.
Furthermore, the hosts will miss the services of Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu due to injuries while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riccardo Calafiori are also doubtful for the upcoming encounter.
Former Arsenal stars Eddie Nketiah and Matt Turner could find a place in Crystal Palace’s starting XI.
However, the visitors will be without Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca while Joel Ward and Adam Wharton will aim to return to action after missing the game against Brighton on Sunday.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace head-to-head
The Arsenal vs Crystal Palace head-to-head favours the Gunners. Arsenal have won 33 of the 55 matches that they have played against each other. Crystal Palace have registered 16 victories while as many as six matches have ended in draws.
The last time these two sides met, Arsenal thrashed Crystal Palace in a Premier League 2023-24 clash in January. Gabriel Magalhães and Gabriel Martinelli netted two goals each while Leandro Trossard also found the back of the net to guide Arsenal to a dominant win over Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium.
Where to watch Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Carabao Cup 2024-25 quarter-final live in India
Live streaming of the Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Carabao Cup 2024-25 quarter-final will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.
There will be no live telecast of the Arsenal vs Crystal Palace EFL Cup 2024-25 quarter-final on any TV channel in India.
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