Arsenal vs Crystal Palace preview: Gunners look to close gap on league leaders Liverpool in London derby – stream, TV

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ARSENAL return from their Dubai training camp in need of three Premier League points against London rivals Crystal Palace.

The Gunners currently find themselves five points off the pace after suffering two consecutive defeats in the league.

Arsenal have lost three games in a row[/caption]

And things went from bad to worse for Mikel Arteta’s men as Liverpool sent them crashing out of the FA Cup just a few days later.

However, a win for Arsenal would see them climb above Aston Villa who dropped points at Goodison Park.

Furthermore, the north London outfit will feel confident that they can do the double over Palace after a marginal triumph earlier this season.

When is Arsenal vs Crystal Palace?

Arsenal’s London derby against Crystal Palace will take place on Saturday, January 20.
It is scheduled to kick-off at 12:30pm GMT.
Emirates Stadium is the allocated arena for this huge match and it can host approximately 60,704.
Martin Odegaard fired ten-men Arsenal to a 1-0 win when the sides last met in August.

What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace will be broadcast LIVE on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Coverage is expected to commence from 11am GMT – one hour and a half before kick-off.
Fans can also stream the action on discovery+
Alternatively, follow the entire match through SunSport’s live blog.

What is the team news?

Mikel Arteta would have been delighted to see Gabriel Jesus return to full-team training in Dubai after his knee issue.

Gabriel Jesus has returned to full training[/caption]

And the Gunners gaffer will be hoping Oleksandr Zinchenko can be fit enough to feature too following a calf problem that has kept him out for several weeks.

However, Thomas Partey (thigh), Fabio Vieira (groin) and Jurrien Timber (knee) are all set to miss out.

While Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are both away on international duty.

Elsewhere, Roy Hodgson has lost Jordan Ayew to Afcon, while Cheick Doucoure (Achilles), Nathan Ferguson (muscle), and Sam Johnstone (calf) are unavailable.

Michael Olise is also out after pulling up with a hamstring problem in their last fixture against Brentford.