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Arsenal predicted lineup vs Crystal Palace: Who could start the title finale?
Arsenal go into Sunday’s visit to Selhurst Park as confirmed Premier League champions, having secured the title with a game to spare after their 1–0 victory over Burnley. The trophy lift is set to take place at Selhurst Park after the final whistle, giving the occasion a celebratory atmosphere unlike almost any other match this season. Yet despite the party mood, Mikel Arteta faces real selection decisions, including where to fit a £67.5m signing against the club he left just nine months ago.
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David Raya has been outstanding throughout this campaign, winning the Coca-Cola Premier League Golden Glove for a third successive season. He starts in goal without question, and in front of him, the back four picks itself, given the injury constraints. Ben White, Jurriën Timber, and Mikel Merino all remain unavailable, so Cristhian Mosquera should fill the right-back role he has grown into consistently since his summer arrival. William Saliba and Gabriel will continue their formidable centre-back partnership, while Riccardo Calafiori should operate at left-back, a position he has performed capably across the campaign.
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Declan Rice should anchor the midfield, and Martin Ødegaard should take his place alongside him in what has been one of the Premier League’s most effective central partnerships this season. Eberechi Eze, signed from Crystal Palace for a guaranteed £60m plus £7.5m in add-ons in the summer, wearing the historic No. 10 shirt and earning around £175,000 per week, returns to Selhurst Park as a title winner, a storyline that writes itself. He should slot into the advanced midfield role, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard flanking Kai Havertz in attack.
Crystal Palace have lost six of their last seven Premier League clashes with Arsenal, and both managers are likely to rotate their squads ahead of European finals next week. Even so, this Arsenal predicted lineup carries genuine quality from first to last. Arteta’s side sit top of the table on 82 points after 37 rounds, and they arrive at Selhurst in the form of champions who have very little left to prove, except, perhaps, to enjoy the moment.
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Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya – Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori – Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze – Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard.