Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Tips & Preview - Gunners set for semi-final berth

By Tolu Shotade

22 Dec 2025

Tolu Shotade 22 Dec 2025

Share this article

Arsenal host Crystal Palace in EFL Cup quarter-finals, with a strong home record.
Crystal Palace, FA Cup holders, aiming to improve despite recent form dips.
Arsenal have dominated past encounters.

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

A place in the last four is the prize as Arsenal host Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

The visitors have lost their way a little and have a stack of games in the next few days, with barely any time to rest. Meanwhile, the Gunners continue to look sharp, especially at home, and should claim the upper hand.

Arsenal News

Arsenal reached the semi-final of the EFL Cup after claiming a 2-0 home victory over Brighton in the previous round. They head into Tuesday's clash in fine form and have won four of their last five matches across all competitions, picking up a 1-0 Premier League victory at Everton last weekend.

Emirates Stadium has been a fortress for Arsenal, who are unbeaten at home all season. Mikel Arteta's team have won their last nine home matches across all competitions.

Arsenal have no issues in attack and have scored in every single home game this season. However, they are without a clean sheet in three of their last four home matches, with all three fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Crystal Palace News

As the current FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace have shown plenty of quality in the cup competitions and will be keen to continue that trend. They eased to an impressive 3-0 victory at Liverpool to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

However, Crystal Palace appear to have suffered a dip in recent weeks and are winless in their last three matches. They have been beaten twice on this run and suffered a 4-1 defeat at Leeds in a Premier League fixture last weekend.

Crystal Palace often look sharp going forward and have scored in eight of their last nine matches across all competitions. However, Oliver Glasner's team are without a clean sheet in their last three fixtures, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Arsenal have eight wins and three draws, while Crystal Palace have been victorious just once in the last 12 matches. The Gunners have already beaten the visitors this season, earning a 1-0 victory when both teams met in the Premier League back in October.

Verdict

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Arsenal are almost unstoppable at home and are often superior to Crystal Palace. The Gunners should get the better of the visitors, who have dipped a little in recent weeks.

Both teams have had issues at the back lately and are likely to score here. With Crystal Palace's last three matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards here.

Arsenal

To Win

@-181.82 - 4 Units

25 SC no deposit & 250,000 GC

Use promo code NEWBONUS

Get 25 Stake Cash & 250,000 Gold Coins when you sign up with code NEWBONUS at Stake.us. USA only. Excludes certain States including NY,NV,ID, KY,WA. 18+ only. Terms and Conditions apply.

Bet at Stake.com

Over 2.5

Total Goals

@-105.26 - 2 Units

25 SC no deposit & 250,000 GC

Use promo code NEWBONUS

Get 25 Stake Cash & 250,000 Gold Coins when you sign up with code NEWBONUS at Stake.us. USA only. Excludes certain States including NY,NV,ID, KY,WA. 18+ only. Terms and Conditions apply.

Bet at Stake.com

Yes

Both Teams To Score

@101.00 - 2 Units

25 SC no deposit & 250,000 GC

Use promo code NEWBONUS

Get 25 Stake Cash & 250,000 Gold Coins when you sign up with code NEWBONUS at Stake.us. USA only. Excludes certain States including NY,NV,ID, KY,WA. 18+ only. Terms and Conditions apply.

Bet at Stake.com