Official Site of Arsenal · Apr 10, 2017
Palace v Arsenal: All you need to know
Exclusive Wenger quotes, classic goals, team news and a poll. This is your pre-match briefing ahead of the Crystal Palace game.
STOPPING BENTEKE
Twenty-three days after that West Brom game, a West Brom-esque test.
No two opponents are exactly the same but the Baggies and the Eagles are variations on a theme: determined, quick counter-attackers with a strong aerial threat.
Our recent revival could rise or fall on whether we handle Christian Benteke more comfortably than we handled Craig Dawson, and we can’t say we haven’t been warned - Benteke wins more aerial duels than any other player in the Premier League.