On August 5, the match of the first round of the English Premier League will take place, in which Crystal Palace will play Arsenal at home. The forecast for this match is given by the famous commentator Alexander Elagin.
This year, the start of the English Premier League will take place record early. The previous record was set in 1999, when the championship began on August 7. The reason for this is obvious – the World Cup will be held at the end of the calendar year, so all championships and tournaments were forced to compress their calendars so that they could pause for more than a month. Interestingly, for the third year in a row, two teams from London will play in the opening match of the Premier League, and Arsenal was one of them every time. First there was a victory over Fulham (2-0), and a year later – a defeat against Brentford (0:2).
Crystal Palace will definitely not be an easy walk for the Gunners, given that the Glaziers have a 6-match winless streak at home. In this calendar year, at the end of April, Arsenal defeated the Eagles with a score of 0:3. And in general, Arsenal won only 1 match out of the last eight in this particular capital derby. Although the opponent has a serious personnel loss – Gallagher returned to Chelsea, where he will fight for a place in the squad, and Crystal Palace will be very difficult without him.
At least three goals have been scored in the last three head-to-head matches between Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Alexander Elagin believes that in this match, the teams will also not give out a scoring drought, betting on goals.
