Holding starts and Jesus on the bench for the hosts while Saliba is out, 19-year-old Whitworth in Palace goal

Arsenal can extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a win over Crystal Palace this afternoon.

The Gunners have a chance to move eight points clear of Manchester City as their title rivals play in the FA Cup this weekend.

Mikel Arteta’s side have won their last five games in the league and hope to make it six when they face struggling opponents.

But Arsenal suffered a Europa League heartbreak on Thursday night as they were eliminated from the competition on penalties against Sporting Lisbon.

Meanwhile, Palace have not scored in all of their last four games and have not won in all competitions since December.

And on Friday they made the decision to drop Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira amid their growing relegation concerns.

• Premier League game in the Emirates kicked off at 2pm
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• Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Trossard
• Subtitle: Turner, Tierney, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Walters
• Crystal Palace: Whitworth, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Doucoure, Schlupp, Olise, Edouard, Zaha
• Subtitle: Goodman, Tomkins, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Richards, Ahamada

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