Mikel Arteta has urged the Premier League to intervene in the fixture congestion that has handed both Arsenal and Crystal Palace two matches in just three days next month.

That tactic has not always proven successful as the quality has sometimes been limited, but there have been improvements and it appears to be reaping rewards this season. Long throws do not need to be perfect in order to be threatening and Palace now have diversification in their goalscoring.

Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten run at home in the Premier League to 11 games as they beat Brentford 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Palace took the lead in the first half through Jean-Philippe Mateta's header and an own goal from Nathan Collins early in the second half put the result beyond doubt.

In a recent report, Defensa Central mentioned that Manchester United are in the running to land Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. It has been revealed that the Red Devils would have to compete with

Richard: The Bees were overwhelmed by Crystal Palace. We are in good company though, since no opposition has secured three points at Selhurst Park since February.

Preview the matchup between Crystal Palace and Brentford FC with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

In comparison, AZ Alkmaar have prevailed in 10 of their 23 away matches this calendar year (D6 L7), though their most recent loss on the road was, in fact, a heavy 4-0 defeat to Larnaca on matchday one of the Conference League.

Crystal Palace have a pretty decent chance of landing one Chelsea attacker in the January transfer window, in my view.As we approach the winter window now, more and more rumours will start to surface