Oleksandr Zinchenko has missed two games due to a calf injury and will be assessed, while Fabio Vieira may be in contention following two months out.
Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi could be available after returning to training following a hamstring issue.
Jordan Ayew is at the Africa Cup of Nations and Michael Olise remains out.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace have won just five of the 47 league meetings, including only two away: 2-1 at Highbury in 1994 and 3-2 at Emirates Stadium in 2019.
Palace are unbeaten in their past three Premier League visits to Arsenal under Roy Hodgson. They were under the caretaker management of Paddy McCarthy when they lost 4-1 at the Emirates last season.
However, Arsenal have won three consecutive Premier League encounters against Palace, following a run of one victory in the previous eight.
Arsenal
Arsenal have taken just four points from their last 15 available. They had only dropped nine points from their opening 15 league games this season.
The Gunners could suffer four consecutive defeats in all competitions for the first time since February to March 2018 in Arsene Wenger's final season as manager.
They could also lose three matches in a row at home without scoring for the first time since 1908.
Mikel Arteta's side have scored one goal from 61 shots across their past three fixtures.
Arsenal dropped points in all three London derbies at the Emirates this season, in contrast to winning all seven of their other games.
They could lose three consecutive London derbies for the first time since 1993.
The Gunners have conceded 10 league goals from the last 19 shots on target they have faced.
Bukayo Saka is Arsenal's leading Premier League scorer with six goals this campaign. It is the lowest tally by the club's leading scorer after 20 matches of a league season since four players were on five goals in 1989-90. At this stage of 2022-23, Martin Odegaard had eight top-flight goals, and Saka and Gabriel Martinelli were both on seven.
Saka has scored six goals and assisted nine in 18 Premier League London derbies. Three of those goal involvements came in Arsenal's 4-1 home win against Palace last season.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace's tally of 21 points is their lowest after 20 matches of a Premier League campaign since they amassed 19 in 2018-19 during Roy Hodgson's first spell as manager.
Palace can win consecutive league games for the first time since April, when they won their first three after reappointing Hodgson as manager.
The Eagles have lost their opening league fixture of a calendar year on each of the past eight occasions it was a London derby.
Their only win in the last 17 Premier League away London derbies came at West Ham in November 2022.
Palace have conceded 11 goals in the final 15 minutes of league games this season, second only to Sheffield United's 16.
Odsonne Edouard has scored six goals in 15 Premier League appearances in 2023-24, equalling his best return in a season (set in 2021-22). He has not made a league appearance since a home defeat versus Liverpool on 9 December.
Eberechi Eze is one short of 100 Premier League appearances. The only player to score in his 100th Premier League game for Palace is Christian Benteke in a 3-1 defeat at Everton on 8 February 2020.
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