Facts and figures
Arsenal are unbeaten in all nine of our Premier League London derby matches in 2024 (W7 D2). The last team to go unbeaten in such matches in a full calendar year were Chelsea in 2005 (W9 D1), while the last time the Gunners did so was in 2004 (W7 D3).
Excluding penalties, Arsenal have scored more set-piece goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (9).
No team has had more Premier League goals scored via defenders this season than Mikel Arteta’s men (7, level with Manchester City), while Crystal Palace have had the highest share of their Premier League goals this term come from defenders.
In additional to that, Gabriel Martinelli has scored more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace than he has vs any other opponent (5). Three of these have been as a substitute, with no Gunners player scoring more from the bench against a specific opponent in the competition.
Everything is going in Arsenal’s favour so far.