Crystal Palace will welcome Premier League champions Arsenal to Selhurst Park for the final matchday of the 2025-26 season on Sunday. The Gunners will already have their minds on the UEFA Champions League final against PSG, but they must first finish the top-flight campaign with this encounter in London.
Crystal Palace have little left to play for in this final game, other than to give their fans a positive final match of the season, as they have secured their status in the Premier League for next season with an upper-mid-table finish.
They are 15th on 45 points at the moment, but that could change slightly depending on this match and the results of Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.
In fact, like Arsenal, Palace are likely to be similarly distracted by their upcoming European final, which is not something that happens often for the Eagles.
Crystal Palace take on Spanish club Rayo Vallecano in the final of the UEFA Europa Conference League on Wednesday, 27 May. A win in the final would qualify the English club for next season's Europa League.
In their most recent EPL match, Palace held Brentford to a 2-2 draw away from home. They have now returned home ahead of Arsenal's visit.
Selhurst Park is only 10 miles from North London, where fans celebrated late into the night (and the next morning) on Tuesday as Man City drew against Bournemouth, handing Arsenal their first Premier League title in 22 years.
With 82 points from 37 matches, Arsenal had done enough with Monday's 1-0 win against Burnley at the Emirates Stadium to move out of reach once Pep Guardiola's men dropped points at the Vitality Stadium.
Now that the league has been won, Mikel Arteta's men will surely be thinking of their biggest match of the season, with a Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain set for Saturday, 30 May at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal head-to-head stats and key numbers
The head-to-head record between these London clubs favors the Gunners, as expected, with Arsenal securing 37 wins out of 60 previous matches.
Crystal Palace have only beaten Arsenal six times, while there have been 17 draws in the fixture.
Arsenal have knocked Palace out in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup in the last two seasons.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal prediction
The pressure is off for both of these teams, as they are likely focused on their respective finals in the coming weeks, but they will still want to end the EPL season on a positive note.
Palace will look to absorb Arsenal's pressure and hit them on the counterattack, but the Gunners will use their dominance of possession to create opportunities through their wing play.
We expect Arsenal to win an open and entertaining game.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal betting tips
Tip 1: Arsenal to win
Tip 2: Both teams to score
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals