Arsenal – Crystal Palace: Gunners’ Glow Fades Again (2-2)

Cup competition can bring the best out of clubs, but the week-to-week grind from the Premier League has different demands. This clash in the capital let the table toppers come to the cusp of silverware as Arsenal allowed themselves to fall short of the standards set in the last two years.

Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

Arsenal are going to come up short for the third year in a row in their hunt for domestic dominance as Liverpool look to be only days away from lifting the Premier League trophy. However, if the team are searching for proof of any semblance of progress, it has come in the Champions League. A spot in the top three of the league phase for Mikel Arteta’s men set the tone for a continental campaign that has now seen an emphatic 5-1 rout of the holders Real Madrid. A semi-final encounter with PSG awaits.

A showdown in the final four of a cup also beckons for Crystal Palace. They will face Aston Villa in the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium: an opportunity that shows how Oliver Glasner has turned around affairs at the club. The exit of Michael Olise was a major blow to the squad. But the struggles from the start of the season are a thing of the past as

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