Crystal Palace have won just five points and scored five goals in their previous eight Barclays Premier League meetings with Arsenal.
Since their opening day defeat to Aston Villa, Arsenal have won 19 of a possible 21 points in the Barclays Premier League (W6 D1).
Crystal Palace have now lost five successive Premier League games. They haven't lost six in a row in league competition since March 2001.
Arsenal are unbeaten in 13 competitive away games, winning 11 and drawing twice.
Palace have won just 40 points in their 44 Premier League London derbies.
As well as scoring four goals in the Premier League this season, Olivier Giroud has four assists – a Premier League high. He only managed three Premier League assists in 2012-13.
Two of Arsenal's three Premier League title winning campaigns (1997/98 and 2001/02) have seen them pick up fewer points from their opening eight games of the season than they have this term (19).
Despite having been relegated in each of their previous four Premier League seasons, Palace have made their worst start to a PL campaign; picking up just three points.
No team has used more different players in the Premier League this season than both Arsenal and Crystal Palace (24).
Eight different Arsenal players have netted a goal in the Premier League this season; no side have had more individual goalscorers (Chelsea also have eight).
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