Vital game for Arsenal tonight. Must win to keep up with the Top 4. Hodgson has got Palace playing reasonably well again and they will be up for it tonight. Going to be a tough game ....
I think Arsenal will do them. But can see Zaha giving their shaky defence a few hair raising moments!
They are unbeaten in something like their last 8 games now. And haven't lost since narrowly losing to the Spuds away at the beginning of Nov. On paper we should be beating them. But **** knows with Arsenal at the moment. We could go there and get a straight forward win or we could be on the end of a 3-0 humping.
Although Hodgson isn't exactly brimming with confidence for this game : "We are going to find it very difficult and will have to be at the absolute top of our game and hope that Arsenal are not at their best then we might have a chance," Hodgson told the club's website. "I don't look forward to playing the teams that are fully expected to beat us and they are such a good team with so many good players." Doubt it's mind games either. I wonder if that lack of confidence will transfer to his players ?
Matthew Upson, Former England defender on 5 live: Six Arsenal players wearing gloves ... Wearing gloves, for me as a centre-back, is a big sign of weakness. What? For me it's a big sign of coldness.
Arsenal with a dodgy offside goal, as Sanchez distracts Speroni by trying to handball it. Typical. Look how put off he was: please log in to view this image
Pretty sure that's a mistake actually as if I don't click on game it says 16/1 but when I click on it says 15/4
