Premier League staff information, line-ups and extra tonight

Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta believes new signings Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko will present a successful mentality beforehand lacking from his squad.

Arteta spent round £75million to land Brazilian ahead Jesus and Ukrainian full-back Zinchenko from champions Manchester City this summer season.

The Spaniard is ready at hand each gamers their Premier League debuts within the opener at Crystal Palace on Friday night.

Gabriel Jesus has been concerned in seven objectives in his final seven league video games with six objectives, ane one help. He may additionally prolong Arsenal’s report of getting essentially the most Brazilian goalscorers in Premier League historical past, which presently stands at 11 gamers.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal would be the fifth time in top-flight historical past the season has kicked off on a Friday night time, with the house aspect successful on every of the earlier 4 events – Arsenal in 2017-18, Man Utd in 2018-19, Liverpool in 2019-20 and Brentford final time period.

A number of months in the past, some senior European soccer figures had been in England for a gathering, and discuss naturally turned to the “product” the Premier League is. There was admiration, but additionally aggravation.

A sentiment shared that night, which is more and more echoed throughout the continent, is that England’s elite competitors is now “so arrogant” it “would be great if it fell”.

In one sense, you couldn’t have a better indication of the Premier League’s energy than such resentment. There has been satisfaction inside Camp Nou at how Barcelona have crushed Chelsea to each Raphinha and Jules Kounde this summer season, as a result of that’s the best way it’s imagined to be.

Mikel Arteta’s aspect have did not hold a clear sheet in every of their final 10 league fixtures. The Arsenal boss has elected for 3 centre-backs tonight in Ben White, William Saliba and Gabriel.

Will thye present some defensive stability?

Christian Benteke has moved to the USA’s Major League Soccer after six years at Crystal Palace the membership have introduced.

The Belgian ahead will symbolize D.C. United below supervisor Wayne Rooney. Benteke made 177 appearances and scored 37 objectives throughout his time in south London, ending prime scorer in 2016/17.

It was a reminder of the requirements in Arsene Wenger’s days.

Not, albeit, from the season once they had been Invincibles, despite the fact that it got here from essentially the most distinguished of the Invincibles. But, overshadowed by a few of Mikel Arteta’s stranger antics, Thierry Henry popped up on the All Or Nothing documentary to say: “Let’s not hide from the fact this is Arsenal. You have to make top four.”

Which, till his final two seasons, Wenger invariably did. But, after 20 consecutive top-four finishes, Arsenal have now come fifth, sixth and even eighth in every of the final six campaigns. They have turn into stalwarts not of the highest 4, however the second 4.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Eze, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Jesus, Martinelli

Crystal Palace ended final season unbeaten in six video games at Selhurst Park, successful three of these matches. Patrick Vieira’s aspect have saved a clear sheet of their final 5 dwelling video games, equalling a membership report set between March and April 1992.

Bukayo Saka was the Gunners’ prime league scorer final season with 11 objectives – a joint-lowest complete by an Arsenal participant within the Premier League since Robin van Persie additionally scored 11 in 2006-07 and 2008-09.

Will he enhance on that tally this season?