Zack Rynhold:  Andros Townsend. Once a Spur always a Spur.

Hector Bellerin fends off Yohan Cabaye on the edge of the box as Palace pour forward again - they're rocking, the Gunners. 

But the Spanish right-back holds firm to steer his man away and clears. What a start from the home side.

Plenty of bluster in the opening 15 minutes, not much substance. Mohamed Elneny is the man responsible for the only shot on target so far - Arsenal might wish it had fallen to somebody else.

The Egyptian midfielder has cracked 27 shots without scoring in the Premier League. 

We've hardly seen anything from Alexis Sanchez but here he is now coming deep to give Granit Xhaka an option. 

Without the ball, Crystal Palace are deep as you like. Danny Welbeck looks to channel Dennis Bergkamp circa 1998 by taking in a zippy pass in the box but Martin Kelly shepherds him out for an Arsenal corner.

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Crystal Palace have plenty of legs in their side - and they have been looking to use them on the counter in the opening 10 minutes.

Left winger Andros Townsend has been particularly prominent, having more touches and making more passes than any of his team-mates so far.

And you can see this by almost 70% of Palace's attacks going down his flank.

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Poor from Emiliano Martinez - this short pass to Hector Bellerin - a super easy one - is misjudged and it rolls out of play. Unnecessary pressure...

Sam Allardyce chews away furiously in the dugout. His side have started well - and there's plenty of room for Wilfried Zaha to chase on the break - but Arsenal are starting to show their cards a bit more now.

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Danny Welbeck collects expertly from Emiliano Martinez's long boom up top after a solid aerial claim. That'll settle the Gunners back four a bit now.

Palace retreat, and Arsenal look to pry an opening - and it comes to Mohamed Elneny who curls one from range to draw a fine save from Wayne Hennessey. Full stretch.

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Given away again by Arsenal. There's a cross-field loop out to Christian Benteke, Shkodran Mustafi absolutely cleans him out - advantage played - and when Luka Milivojevic can shoot from outside of the box he strikes it cleanly but it's always edging wide. 

No yellow for Mustafi. Cue the jeers.

BtheG:  Honestly, this Spurs team deserved to finish above us. They really played some nice football.

Extraordinary honesty. Or extraordinary trolling.

Terrible shank alert! Mamadou Sakho shows a brilliant touch to chest down a free-kick lumped forward, he feeds Yohan Cabaye on the edge of the box, but the French midfielder wastefully boots over. 

Great start from Palace.

Early little dart down the left from Andros Townsend - and a first touch for Emiliano Martinez to claim his pretty tame cross. Poor start from Arsenal though - they gave the ball away in midfield.

Arsenal get us under way.

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Packed full it is, Selhurst Park. Should be a cracking atmosphere - as usual.

Here we go then, out come the players. Handshakes all round. 

David Melton: Much rather see Palace go down than Hull or Swansea but they won't. Arsenal top four - not a chance.

Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce, speaking to Sky Sports, on taking advantage of all the other bottom-six sides losing at the weekend: "Like every game we need some points, irrespective of what other people have done.

"More points get us nearer the target to be safe. It is hard because in every game we need to be competitive. To beat Arsenal we have to be at our best - and that goes for every game."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, speaking to Sky Sports: "Everybody around us had positive results at the weekend but the only way for us is to not calculate. We want to win the next game and hope some of the other results go for us in the future.

"We focus on our game and give absolutely everything."