English Premier
2026-05-24 - Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 24th May 2026 - Kick Off 4pm
This game is live on TV
Crystal Palace
The Premier League results on Tuesday night will have been music to Oliver Glasner's ears- instead of having to answer questions about his team selection, the Crystal Palace manager can do what he feels is best for his Football Club. There is a big European Final coming up, but Crystal Palace first have to conclude the Premier League campaign at Selhurst Park on the final day of the season.
They are 15th in the Premier League table and Crystal Palace will be working behind the scenes to find a replacement for the most successful manager they have had. The fans will be wanting to give the players a big sendoff before the Conference League Final and The Eagles have a 4-9-5 record at home in the English top flight.
Crystal Palace conceded late in the 2-2 draw at Brentford last weekend and that result means they have failed to win any of the last 6 Premier League fixtures. The side are unbeaten in 9 at home in all competitions and Crystal Palace have won 5 of those matches.
Christopher Richards, Borna Sosa and Cheick Doucoure are all doubts. The likes of Maxence Lacroix and Chadi Riad are also dealing with knocks, while the manager may not want to risk his big names for the entire ninety minutes.
Arsenal
Twenty-two years of waiting to be crowned English Champions came to a conclusion on Tuesday when Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth and Arsenal fans will be in joyous mood.
The players and management staff were all celebrating together on Tuesday (and likely into Wednesday), but Mikel Arteta will remind his players there is still one more big match to prepare for following the conclusion of the Premier League season.
The trophy will be presented to Arsenal in South London and they will have a parade organised for early June, but the Champions League Final is yet to be played. The Gunners have a 10-5-3 record away from home in the Premier League this season and all of the pressure has been removed from their shoulders.
Arsenal battled for a 1-0 win over Burnley on Monday night and they have won 4 Premier League games in a row since losing at Manchester City last month. They had only won 1 of the previous 5 away games in all competitions before Arsenal battled for an important 0-1 win at West Ham United.
Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino are doubts, while Ben White is out for the remainder of the campaign. With the Premier League title secured, Mikel Arteta may choose to rotate his first eleven for the final top flight game of the season.
Head to Head
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League and then needed Penalties to beat them in the League Cup Quarter Final.
Both fixtures were played at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal have also won on each of the last 3 visits to Selhurst Park.
Prediction
The reason that previews are written after all relevant fixtures are played can be seen from the prices for this game on Sunday.
At 730pm on Tuesday night, Arsenal were priced at 1.44 to win at Selhurst Park because they 'needed' three points.
Once Manchester City had failed to beat Bournemouth and Arsenal were confirmed as Premier League Champions, the price moved out to 1.85.
The situation has not changed for Crystal Palace, but the layers are pricing up Arsenal on how much motivation they feel they will have when travelling to Selhurst Park.
Both have European Finals to prepare for, but Crystal Palace have much less time to prepare and Oliver Glasner will appreciate being able to do what he needs to with his first eleven without facing criticism or questions from outside of the Club.
Most anticipate some changes for the home team, especially as they have some key players doubtful.
Oliver Glasner may not want to risk other important names and that could leave them vulnerable to an Arsenal team that are going to be playing without the pressure that may have existed if they 'needed' a result.
Mikel Arteta's team will have celebrated becoming Champions, but there is enough time between Tuesday and Sunday to believe they will be prepared. Momentum is with Arsenal and they will certainly want to carry that into Budapest and the Champions League Final next weekend, but the manager may choose to just rotate some players.
There are names like Declan Rice who may need a rest, but this is a deep Arsenal squad and those coming into the lineup will be keen to show the manager that they may be suitable to start the big Final to conclude the season.
Arsenal have a good recent record at Selhurst Park and the layers may be underestimating them in South London on Sunday where they can win for a fourth season in a row.
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The Pick :
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal
