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Aubameyang hooks in rebound after save from Pepe shot
Partey gives ball away and Benteke fires home leveller & Edouard slams in off crossbar for lead
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesToday is a day that often delivers for Arsenal.
They have won their last seven Premier League home matches played on a Monday, scoring 15 goals and conceding just two.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also scored seven goals in eight Premier League appearances on a Monday.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira, speaking to Sky Sports about his return to Arsenal: "It is really difficult because when you spend nine years it is emotionally difficult to come back. I am a manager and my focus all this week was how can we perform well in this game.
"You can't take off the nine years I spent here. Like I said before I was part of a really good generation of players. To have that kind of reception I will be really pleased."
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Patrick Vieria will fully deserve a hero's welcome when he emerges from the tunnel in around 15 minutes.
"It will be a deserved welcome back to the club after what he did," he tells Sky Sports.
"I think Palace deserve much more than what they have after the performances they have had. Patrick has completely changed the style of the team.
"We had to react and rebuild from the situation we were in. That is in the past now."
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesFour of Palace's last five Premier League goals have been scored by substitutes.
They've only scored once in the first half of a game all season. Could a late show be on the cards?
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
The photographer at the Emirates appears to be feeling artistic tonight with some of these shots...
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace have won just one game so far this season but it was certainly an eye-catching one as they beat Tottenham 3-0.
Their only defeats have been against Chelsea and Liverpool so the key now for Patrick Vieria is turning draws into wins.
Three points tonight against Arsenal would be big for a number of reasons for the Palace boss.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace have won just three of their last 23 Premier League matches without Wilfried Zaha (D2 L18), however the Eagles did win their last such away game in the competition, beating Brighton 2-1 back in February.
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Patrick Vieira is arguably the sort of player Arsenal are missing - that leadership and aggression in midfield.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPatrick Vieira says he is relishing an "emotional" return to Arsenal but is focused on Crystal Palace's need for Premier League points.
The French World Cup winner won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups with the Gunners and captained that 'Invincibles' side of 2003-04.
"That is the club where I played my best football I would say," Vieira said. "So obviously going back there will be emotional, but I will put that on the side because it will be important for us to perform well and to get points.
"It's about controlling yourself as a manager and controlling the emotion."
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Wilfried Zaha misses out tonight because he has been feeling unwell since coming back from international duty. He hadn't trained so stayed at home for this game.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesJust a couple of months ago Arsenal were one of the most backed teams, external to be relegated after a poor start to the season.
Fast forward to now, though, and Mikel Arteta's side are unbeaten in five games in all competitions, having won four of their last five.
Win tonight and they will move to within a point of the top six.
All good at the Gunners now?
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
A big blow for Crystal Palace as Wilfried Zaha misses out tonight.
Christian Benteke takes his place, the only change from their 2-2 draw with Leicester before the international break.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Gueye, Andersen, Ward, Mitchell, McArthur, Milivojevic, Gallagher, Ayew, Benteke, Edouard.
Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Hughes, Mateta, Schlupp, Clyne, Kelly.
Image source, .Arsenal also make one change as Nicolas Pepe replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga, who drops to the bench.
Gabriel Martinelli was a doubt with a minor muscle injury but he's one of the subs today.
Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Tierney, Partey, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Saka, Aubameyang.
Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Tavares, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli.
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert
I like the way Crystal Palace have come together under Patrick Vieira, and their pressing playing style is very effective too.
This is a big moment for Vieira, who is taking his new team back to his old club. He will get a great reception but Arsenal are on a roll and I think they will create enough chances to win this one quite comfortably.
Prediction: 2-0
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The Monday Night Club is on 5 live from 19:00 BST as they look back at the big talking points from the weekend and look ahead to tonight's game.
Then there is full match commentary from 20:00 BST.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesPatrick Vieira is just the fourth person to have both played for Arsenal in the Premier League and then managed against them, after David O’Leary, Tony Adams and Remi Garde.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (20:00 BST)
Evening. Miserable outside where you are? It is damp and drizzly under the lights at the Emirates this evening but here's hoping the action on the pitch keeps us entertained.
Kick off is coming up in just over an hour with team news due out in the next 12 minutes.
Image source, Getty ImagesThat early 2000s Arsenal side was great, wasn't it?
I'm talking specifically about the famed Invincibles - the Gunners side that went unbeaten in the Premier League in the 2003-04 season.
Think of that team and you think of the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieria.
The latter returns to Arsenal tonight for the first time as manager. Will it be a happy return for the Crystal Palace boss, or will Arsenal continue their improving form with a victory?
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