Crystal Palace starting line-up:

Goalkeeper: No. 13 Wayne Hennessey

Defenders: No. 2 Joel Ward, No. 34 Martin Kelly, No. 12 Mamadou Sako, No. 31 Jeffrey Schlupp

Midfielders: No. 28 Luka Milivojevic, No. 42 Jason Ponsio (c), No. 7 John Cabaye, No. 11 Wilfred Zaha, No. 10 Andros Townsend

Forward: No. 17 Christian Benteke

Veteran coach Sam Allardyce lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation, which is the same as West Ham's formation, but the midfield trio has strong defensive capabilities, and it can be seen that Uncle Sam has to deploy heavy troops in the midfield and backfield to not give Arsenal the opportunity to play behind the ball. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Arsenal starting line-up:

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Zhangzhetian

Defenders: No. 20 Schkoderan Mustafi, No. 5 Gabriel Paulista

Wing-backs: Alex Chamberlain 15, Kieran Gibbs 3

Defenders: No. 35 Mohamed Elneny, No. 34 Francis Coquelin

Midfielder: No. 8 Aaron Ramsey

Forwards: No.7 Alex Sanchez, No.14 Theo Walcott (c)

Striker: No.12 Oliver Giroud

Compared to the previous game, the Gunners changed to a 2-2-3-2-1 with two midfielders and rotated five starters.

In the Sky Sports studio, Martin Taylor frowned slightly: "For Arsenal, this game is not easy to play. ”

"Yes, although we are thinking about the Champions League in the middle of next week, there are too many players in rotation and if we continue to use new tactics, there will be problems in the team's coordination." Thierry Henry frowned.

Alan Shearer, England's legendary centre-forward, was a commentator on the match, and he said: "Judging from Arsenal's previous games, as long as that Chinese goalkeeper continues to show excellent performances and consistent form, Arsenal will not lose. ”

Taylor and Henry glanced at each other, yes, Arsenal did not have an avalanche in February and March as usual, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the biggest hero was the Chinese teenager who was wearing a green game uniform and standing on the goal line with a calm face.

The morning weather at noon was generally good, although the temperature was still below 15 degrees, there was sunshine, and players on both sides wore short sleeves.

Arsenal took the lead in kicking off, and the frontcourt players of Crystal Palace did not press the ball holders in the Arsenal backfield, but based on the backfield to seek stability, especially the back line and the midfield line are very close, and even the two wingers are retracted relatively backward, focusing on Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gibbs, the two wing-backs.

'It seems that Sam has studied the previous games for Arsenal.' Taylor laughed.

Compress the distance between the three lines, and when there is no ball, except for Benteke who harasses in front, the rest of the players are concentrated in their own half, leaving no space for the Gunners.

"Arsenal's new tactics are in positional battles, in the face of dense defense, how will they crack." Shearer said.

Henry smiled and said, "It's better for them not to foul within 40 meters." ”

Taylor and Shearer looked at each other and smiled.

Yes, scored two free kicks in a row, in this era of developed Internet, not to mention the world, just the British Isles, there are really not many people who don't know that Zhang Zhetian has a good free kick technique.

Crystal Palace Football Club is located in South London, England, and was founded in 1905, so the nickname of the Crystal Palace team is the Eagle due to its crest of the team is an eagle.

It is worth mentioning that Crystal Palace is currently the only team in the Premier League to have a cheerleading team.

The Eagles' home stadium is Selhurst Park, a 26,247-seat stadium in south London, which was opened by the Mayor of London on 30 August 1924 with a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in its opening game.

Before this round, Crystal Palace ranked 16th in the standings with 9 wins, 4 draws, 18 losses and 31 points, only three points away from the relegation zone, so, in order to relegation, fired former coach Alain Pardew and invited relegation expert "Uncle Sam" Allardyce, Sam was known as a relegation maniac by the football circle, because he had a glorious record of never leading the team to relegation in his coaching career.

As the saying goes, substitutions are like changing knives, and Sam, who took office during Christmas, drew away to Watford on Boxing Day in the first game of Boxing Day to stop a two-game losing streak, but on New Year's Day, after a two-goal defeat to Arsenal, the Eagles suffered four consecutive league defeats, and only won away at Bournemouth before the winter window deadline.

After that, the Eagles' record is very inconsistent, whether it is a heavy home defeat to the relegation circle Sunderland, or an away shock win over the league leader Chelsea, before this game, Crystal Palace lost to the "Saints" away, not far from the relegation circle.

At the end of each season, the relegation team will burst out with great power, such as Sunderland, who has been relegated for nine consecutive seasons, and is nicknamed one of the four major Premier League players who can't be provoked, such as the relegation madman Sam.

Arsène Wenger sat in the dugout, frowning, although after the opening, the Gunners firmly controlled the ball at their feet, in the first 20 minutes, the Gunners' possession rate reached a terrifying 90%, such a high possession rate, but in 20 minutes could not bring a goal.

Because Crystal Palace set up a bus on their home stadium and were careful not to foul in their own half, giving the opponent a chance to take a direct free-kick.

The referee on duty, Michael Oliver, has a less "Premier League" style, having officiated 21 Premier League games this season, showing two red cards and 72 yellow cards, and it is a bit difficult to win set-pieces in Crystal Palace's defensive third.

Born on February 20, 1985, Oliver is from Ashton and is a fan of Newcastle United, who were relegated last season.

As a rare "post-80s" referee in the Premier League, he became a professional league referee in 2007, began to enforce the Premier League at the age of 25 in 2010, and became an international referee in 2012.

Arsene Wenger rotated heavily into his starting line-up for this game, retaining his strength and ambitions for next week's Champions League game, and also giving a couple of substitutes the chance to see how they adapt to the new tactical system.

Since scoring a goal off the bench at the Emirates Stadium last time out, Giroud has set a record by scoring five goals as a substitute in the Premier League this season, more than any other Premier League player.

Since Danny Welbeck joined Arsenal, as long as Blackbe is fit, more active and quicker, the Englishman will be the starting centre-forward, and Giroud will have to sit on the bench or start when Blackbeck is injured or when Alex Sanchez is not playing as a centre-forward.

Over time, Giroud became a super substitute for Arsenal, often coming off the bench to score goals or assists, and has the momentum to become Arsenal's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Super substitute, to put it nicely, as long as you are a professional player, who doesn't want to play the main team?

As the main centre-forward of the French national team at last year's European Championships, Giroud proved that French coach Didier Deschamps was right not to choose Karim Benzema, the most desired by French fans.

Unfortunately, due to injury, Giroud has either been absent or on the bench for most of the season, but despite this, Giroud still contributed nine goals and four assists in a limited time, and is unbeaten in any game where he has scored or assisted, which can be called a blessing for the Gunners.