Arsenal travel to Selhurst Park on Saturday lunchtime hoping to continue an impressive start to the season, which has seen them widely tipped as title contenders. Indeed, since their opening day defeat to Aston Villa, the Gunners have picked up 19 points from a possible 21 and have charged to the top of the Premier League table. However, the side go into the match off the back of a loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday night and will be hoping there is no lingering hangover from that defeat. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, have picked up just three points from their opening eight games, making this their worst ever start to a Premier League season. To make matters worse, manager Ian Holloway left the club by mutual consent on Wednesday, claiming he felt "worn out" by the job. Keith Millen will, therefore, take temporary charge as caretaker manager. The size of the task is made even harder for Crystal Palace, due to the fact that Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 13 away matches in all competitions; winning eleven of them. In addition, Palace have won just one of the eight previous Premier League meetings between the teams. Team News: Keith Millen has some good news, in so much as The Eagles go into the match with no fresh injury concerns, although they still have several long-term absentees. Yannick Bolasie, who made his first league start in the loss to Fulham on Monday, is expected to retain his place in the starting eleven and Marouane Chamakh will be hoping to get one over on his old club. Arsenal, meanwhile, look set to welcome back Mathieu Flamini, who missed the side's midweek Champions League clash because of a concussion. Jack Wilshere, who was substituted during that game, is also expected to be declared fit to play for the visitors, but Theo Walcott is still several weeks away from a recovery. Match Facts: - Crystal Palace have lost their last five league matches and are hoping to avoid losing six in a row for the first time since 2001. - Welsh midfielder, Aaron Ramsey, has scored nine goals in all competitions this season; two more than Crystal Palace's entire squad, combined. - During the last Premier League meeting between the teams, in February 2005, Arsenal made headlines for fielding a 16-man squad made up entirely of foreign players. Possible Starting XIs: Crystal Palace - Speroni; Ward, Delaney, Mariappa, Moxey; Campana, Dikgacoi, Jedinak; Bolasie, Chamakh, Gayle. Arsenal - Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Flamini, Ramsey; Wilshere, zil, Cazorla; Giroud. source - bbc football
