Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expecting an intense match against Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park tomorrow.
The Gunners’ are on a good run of form having won seven times in their last ten Premier League fixtures as a result they have climbed to fifth in the table.
Crystal Palace have undergone a resurgence themselves following the arrival of Alan Pardew after Neil Warnock’s sacking. After flirting with relegation through large parts of the season, they have climbed up to 13th in the table.
Wenger insists that the intense Selhurst Park crowd will spur their team to trouble Arsenal and take points off the visitors.
“It’s always very intense and it is a very dynamic ground”, Wenger said at a pre-match press conference.
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The Frenchman likened Selhurst Park to Arsenal’s former base Highbury.
“It’s a bit like Highbury as an old-fashioned stadium with a soul and it has a crowd that is always behind their team.
“We expect a passionate afternoon.”
The long-serving Arsenal manager added that Pardew has got the Eagles playing good football which has instilled confidence in their players.
“Alan Pardew has done extremely well. They have found confidence again and they made positive results and that is what it is about when you are a manager.”
A win for Arsenal tomorrow would help them strengthen their challenge for a place in the Premier League's top four come the season’s end.
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