Crystal Palace lost just four of their 19 home Premier League games last season.
Arsenal lost four of their final six league away games, including a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.
Gabriel Jesus has scored seven pre-season goals since moving to Arsenal.
Arsenal face another difficult opener

The Premier League makes a long-awaited return to our screens this Friday and for the second year running Arsenal face a deceptively tough away fixture to raise the curtain on the new campaign.

Last season saw them lose 2-0 to the newly-promoted Brentford and they could fail to get off to a winning start again when they visit Gunners legend Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.

Palace look for repeat of last season

The Eagles enjoyed a fantastic first season under Vieira last term, finishing a comfortable 12th and breaking numerous club records in the process. They ended the season by losing just three of their final 13 league games while also maintaining a run to the FA Cup semi-finals.

Home form was critical to Crystal Palace’s success last term, with over 60% of their points coming at Selhurst Park. They lost just four times on home soil and managed unexpected victories against Spurs, Manchester United and, of course, Arsenal.

Gunners to struggle at Selhurst Park

The Gunners have made significant improvements during the summer. Gabriel Jesus has impressed in pre-season with seven goals, including a hat-trick against Sevilla in their last run out. He looks a solid option in the anytime goalscorer market, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fabio Vieira are promising acquisitions, although the latter is a doubt for this opener.

However, it may take some time for these new recruits to get up to speed and Arsenal did struggle on the road at times last season. They lost four of their final six Premier League trips, including that 3-0 drubbing at Selhurst Park, and collected just 32% of their points away from home.

Mikel Arteta’s side have only won one of their last four trips to Crystal Palace and I like the loo



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上赛季，水晶宫在19场英超主场比赛中只输掉了4场。
阿森纳在最后的6场联赛客场比赛中输掉了4场，包括0 - 3输给水晶宫。
加布里埃尔-赫苏斯自从转会阿森纳以来已经打进了7个季前赛进球。
阿森纳将面临另一个艰难的开局

期待已久的英超联赛将在本周五回归我们的屏幕，阿森纳将连续第二年面临一场看似艰难的客场比赛，为新赛季拉开帷幕。

上个赛季，他们0 - 2输给了刚刚升级的布伦特福德，当他们造访枪手传奇维埃拉的水晶宫时，他们可能无法获得一个胜利的开始。

宫廷期待上一季的重演

雄鹰在维埃拉的带领下度过了一个梦幻般的第一个赛季，轻松拿下了第12名，并打破了许多俱乐部记录。他们在最后的13场联赛中只输掉了3场，同时也在足总杯半决赛中保持了优势。

主场的状态对水晶宫上学期的成功至关重要，他们60%以上的分数来自塞尔赫斯特公园球场。他们在主场只输了4次，并出人意料地战胜了热刺、曼联，当然还有阿森纳。

枪手将在塞尔赫斯特公园战斗

枪手在这个夏天取得了显著的进步。加布里埃尔-赫苏斯在季前赛中打进7球，其中包括对塞维利亚的帽子戏法。在射手市场上，他看起来是一个可靠的选择，而津琴科和维埃拉是很有希望的收购对象，尽管后者在本场比赛中的表现还不确定。

然而，这些新援可能需要一段时间才能跟上速度，上赛季阿森纳确实在客场遇到了一些困难。他们在最后的六场英超之旅中输掉了四场，包括在塞尔赫斯特公园的那场0 - 3惨败，他们在客场只得到了32%的积分。

米克尔·阿尔特塔的球队在过去四次前往水晶宫的比赛中只赢了一次，我喜欢厕所