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Arsenal have no intention of selling William Saliba and the centre-back is expected to start against Crystal Palace tonight, according to reports.

That starts on Friday night, with the Evening Standard reporting that Saliba is expected to start the season opener against Crystal Palace. The Telegraph report that Arsenal have no intention of selling William Saliba this summer, and there’s talk of a new contract. Arsenal have no intention of selling William Saliba and the centre-back is expected to start against Crystal Palace tonight, according to reports.

Arsenal start the new Premier League campaign tonight with an away trip to London rivals Crystal Palace. Saliba, Jesus and Zinchenko are set for Gunners ...

Up front, Gabriel Jesus is expected to lead the line on his Gunners debut. Attack: Similar to the midfield, Arteta now has a regular attacking quartet, who could start most games this campaign. Defence: In front of Ramsdale, we could see a familiar line-up from the last two pre-season outings.

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A club representing the city of the Sun King; and a club where stars are stars and coaches are optional. Eddie Howe showed he can multitask by inking his name all over a long-term Newcastle deal while also warning fans that FFP will put the brakes on the club’s spending. “Big Website’s analysis of the Premier League teams’ chances this season has been interesting, but wordy. Martin Tyler has apologised after appearing to link the Hillsborough disaster with hooliganism. All a bit obvious, but at least this season we get to have a break while the top players sweat buckets in a hot place” – John Lawton. “They have been inspired by top players, top professionals, ruthless winners for many years … and now it’s their turn to do the same. I guess Sky Sports are giving teams £5bn to provide TV coverage for the same people that were watching Division One in 1992” – Graham Haslam. We’ve lined up the essentials – tin hat, Tin – and will be foregoing the not inconsiderable pleasure of George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations on 4Seven so that we can watch Crystal Palace v Arsenal. There’s been a remarkable renovation – pick that segue out – at Arsenal. According to our chirpy and occasionally decipherable nephew #5r, they’ve already won pre-season. No wonder their fans are daring to dream that, if all goes to plan, this could finally be the year they reach the promised land of fourth place. Never mind winning – one of Arsenal’s challenges is to start drawing. The best league in the world at saying it’s the best league in the world returns to our orbit on Friday night, and The Fiver is ready. But these are upbeat times at the Emirates, even by traditional opening-weekend standards, and we wouldn’t be doing our reliably half-@rsed job if we didn’t acknowledge as much.

So much so that the gunners have not one fan club in Canada but several fan clubs across various cities. Many of these Gunner fans have also shown their support ...

The Gunners may have not had the greatest seasons in recent years, after the loss of their trust manager in 2018 Arsenal has failed to land in the top 3 teams. Wenger was also known for his out-of-position tactics, purchasing players who would usually play in certain roles and changing the position they would usually perform in. Fun fact: The only team to go a full 38-match long season unbeaten is indeed Arsenal and have been nicknamed The Invincibles while also receiving a special golden premier league trophy.

Top Scorer: Gabriel Jesus - Perhaps the most obvious answer one can give, but sometimes the obvious answer is the right one. The Brazilian has shown a ...

That’s why I can see the League Cup being something that is focused on more so than the FA Cup and even Europa League to a certain extent. Fourth and League cup success: I can see a really promising season ahead for Arsenal, and I can see a trophy on the cards too. The proof will come with the first few fixtures of course, however I’d tip him to be the stand out player for the season. William Saliba - It certainly feels odd to say that a player who has pulled up trees in Ligue 1 should be considered a “breakthrough” player, however Arsenal haven’t seen a lot of him at all in the red and white. With the Europa League this season, it will give Nelson a chance to prove himself and show how much he has improved after his loan last season. His last start for Arsenal was a winner at the Emirates against Liverpool, and now he has another shot to impress. However, we have the strength to win it, and i believe we can. Jesus adds both of these dimensions to the side and will take Arteta’s young squad to the next level. Third - The difference that the addition of Gabriel Jesus makes to the Arsenal lineup cannot be understated. However, coming off of this pre-season, the club have been raving about his ability to operate in the midfield. Arteta will have to contend with a gruelling fixture schedule this season, so the young talent may well get his chances in cup competitions. Third - Top four is the bare minimum for Arsenal this season, a reality that Arteta is acutely aware of.

All the facts, stats, opposition info and quotes you need to get yourself ready for tonight's season opener in south London.

Last year at home with the support we had we had some really good matches, and it will be important to keep it that way.” Nick Bright and Adrian Clarke will be providing live analysis from our brand new studio at Emirates Stadium, while Frimmy grabs the views of our supporters from Selhurst Park. They have the squad to challenge and be closer to the title. They last had a longer unbeaten home run in the top-flight between March - August 1992, while they’ve never kept six consecutive home clean sheets in the top division. A mixture of first-team and academy players weren’t discredited in defeats to Liverpool and Manchester United, before drawing against Leeds United. The rest of their recruits seemingly look to be about building depth, with American defender Chris Richards arriving from Bayern Munich, teenager Malcolm Ebiowei plucked from cash-strapped Derby County, and former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone snapped up on a free.

The 2022/23 season kicks off at Selhurst Park as Palace host the Gunners.

They confidently picked Crystal Palace apart and scored a brilliantly worked set piece in the first half to give them the lead. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I’ve waited a long time to make my debut and I’m happy to start with a clean sheet and a win. Not to mention the man of the match award. A Brazilian named Gabriel did indeed open Arsenal’s Premier League account and although it may have been Martinelli who was the match-winner after finishing off a smart set-piece routine, the front line led by Jesus sparkled in this early examination of Mikel Arteta’s side. Another recent arrival - although signed three years apart - was just as key.