Crystal Palace vs Arsenal: Follow live as Uche bows out and Eze gets crowned EPL king

Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche will likely play his final match for Crystal Palace as they host newly-minted Premier League champions Arsenal at Selhurst Park this Sunday afternoon, Afrik-Foot reports.

The Gunners have been the outstanding team in England this season, recording 25 wins, seven draws and only five losses to secure 82 points in their first 37 games.

With second-placed Manchester City boasting only 78 points with only a round of matches left, Arsenal were declared champions in midweek without a kick of the ball.

Manager Mikel Arteta will likely dress up a second-string team for this clash with nothing more at stake in the league and a crucial Champions League final to keep an eye on next weekend.

Still, expect Eberechi Eze to be on the pitch at some point with the England international set to lift the EPL title barely a year after helping Palace win a historic FA Cup.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner could also be tempted to field an under-strength eleven for this clash as the Eagles are free of relegation worries while they also have an European final to think about. They face Rayo Vallecano in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday and keeping his key men injury-free will be the priority for Glasner and his coaching crew.

This, therefore, presents Glasner the opportunity to hand Nigeria international Uche his last game for the club before he returns to Getafe after a disappointing loan spell. Uche last saw Palace action in the 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on May 5 and what better way to say goodbye to Selhurst Park than with a win over champions Arsenal?

Live: Crystal Palace vs Arsenal – Gunners arrive to be crowned EPL champions

The two clubs have met 60 times in total, and the record tilts decisively in Arsenal’s favour: 36 wins for the Gunners, just six for Palace, and 18 draws.

In the last nine meetings between the sides, Arsenal are unbeaten with seven victories and two draws. Palace have not won a single fixture in this London derby for several years.

The reverse fixture was decided by a spectacular moment: a scissor-kick volley from Eberechi Eze in the 38th minute at the heart of the Emirates Stadium, struck against his former club. Arsenal won 1-0 in October 26 and the England international left the pitch to applause from both sets of supporters.

In the Carabao Cup this season, the two sides met again in the quarter-finals. After a 1-1 draw, Arsenal advanced on penalties (8-7) in a night that Maxence Lacroix will want to forget: the defender scored an own goal to put Arsenal ahead, then missed the decisive spot kick in the shootout.