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Greatest goals from Arsenal v Crystal Palace down the years By Oscar Maung-Haley With Arsenal's weekend clash against Crystal Palace coming up, we take a look back at some special goals from some previous encounters Olivier Giroud vs Crystal Palace Let’s start with the best of the bunch. Yes, THAT Olivier Giroud goal. Collecting the ball just outside of the Gunners box, Hector Bellerin fired a pass into the feet of Giroud, whose delightful backheel pass to Granit Xhaka set things in motion. From there, Xhaka gave the ball to Alex Iwobi, who set Alexis Sanchez free down the right hand side. The Chilean winger stopped just shy of the box, put the ball back onto his right foot and lifted a cross into the area, probably intended to find the head of the towering Giroud. What unfolded next was a moment of sheer brilliance. With the ball behind him, Giroud produced an outrageous scorpion kick that almost no one could have predicted, clipping the underside of Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey’...

Arsenal V Crystal Palace - Six classic matches from over the years By Tom Masters Last week Arsenal were left frustrated by Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex after a goalless draw saw the Gunners fall into the bottom half of the table.   After three victories in a row, including an impressive 3-1 victory in the north London derby, this has put a dampener on proceedings, but the Gunners still sit just four points behind the Champions League places.   Next up for Mikel Arteta’s men is Crystal Palace at the Emirates, not an easy game perhaps, but a fixture in which they have a very good historical record. In fact, since the first fixture between the two sides, a 7-0 FA Cup win for next weekend’s hosts in 1934, the Eagles have only defeated the Gunners five times.   Down the years there have been some classic matches between the two sides, with Arsenal on the right side of the score line, more often than not. Arsenal v Crystal Palace – Six classic matches over th...

FA Cup finals and 3-2 thrillers: Five great matches between Arsenal and Aston Villa in the Premier League By Adam Le Roux Arsenal travel to Villa Park this Saturday looking to respond from the horror show against Wolves on Tuesday night, slumping to a 2-1 defeat and finishing the game with just nine men on the pitch. You don’t have to go too far back for the last time the Gunners went head to head with Villa, as Dean Smith’s side rampaged their way to a 3-0 win at the Emirates thanks to Bukayo Saka’s own goal and Ollie Watkins’ double. In what has been a largely forgettable season for Arsenal to date, that humbling at home from the Villans was one of the lowest ebbs, as Jack Grealish and Ross Barkley had the Arsenal defence on tenterhooks throughout. But it hasn’t been all doom and gloom for the Gunners against Villa in the past, with many a fine victory coming against the boys in claret and blue in recent history, so let’s take a trip down memory lane to reminisce on five of the all-t...