Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Arsenal's opening day Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace from the Emirates Stadium.

Here's something on why you shouldn't have Alexis Sanchez in your fantasy side.

What hashtag is everyone using for this? Presumably #MillenTime

How do you think this fixture will play out? Will it be a routine victory for Arsenal, who come into the match high on confidence following the Community Shield victory over Manchester City, or can Palace spring a shock and get a win at the Emirates? Let us know in the comments section below.

In terms of preparation, however, things couldn't have gone much worse for Palace, who are without a full-time boss following the departure of Pulis. Caretaker manager Millen doesn't think the players will be affected, though: "Confidence-wise it shouldn’t affect us at all. We’re organised, the structure is good, we know what we’re going to do. And the players, they trained OK. We know from last year, we have to be at our best [against Arsenal today]."

The Arsenal boss has been pretty vocal of late, suggesting that the season has started a week too early for the north London club.
He said: "We are a bit short in our preparation because we had 11 players at the World Cup. If you want to give some holiday to the players your preparation becomes very short. I think we could have done with one week later for all the competitions.”

Wenger has also handed competitive debuts to Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers and Alexis Sanchez, but the Gunners boss is still without Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil - who have been given a lengthier break following the German trio's World Cup exploits.

So, Arsene Wenger names an unchanged side from the one that secured the Community Shield last weekend. Palace caretaker manager Keith Millen has opted for an attacking line-up, but the Eagles, who had to deal with the sudden departure of Tony Pulis just days before the start of the Premier League season, will surely have their work cut out today.

The teams are in - ARSENAL: Arsenal team: Szczesny, Debuchy, Koscielny, Chambers, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Alexis, Cazorla, Sanogo... Subs: Martinez, Monreal, Coquelin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Campbell, Giroud /// CRYSTAL PALACE: Speroni, Kelly, Dann, Hangeland, Ward, Puncheon, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Chamakh, Campbell... Subs: Hennessey, Delaney, McCarthy, O'Keefe, Bannan, Gayle, Murray.