Cooney-Cross starts for Arsenal against Crystal Palace

Kyra Cooney-Cross starts for Arsenal at home to Crystal Palace today for the first time in 2026. She starts in midfield alongside Georgia Stanway and Mariona. Chloe Kelly and Lotte Wubben-Moy also come into the starting line-up.

Misa starts in goal in front of a back four of Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy and Batlle. Stanway, Cooney-Cross and Mariona play in midfield with a front three of Lisa Baum, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo.

Arsenal had to leave three senior players out of the match day squad and Geraldine Reuteler, Selina Cerci and Taylor Hinds are those players. Elisa de Almeida is in the squad for the first time.

16.Misa; 2.Fox, 6.Williamson(c), 3.Wubben-Moy, 22.O.Batlle; 4.Stanway, 32.Cooney-Cross, 8.Mariona; 19.Baum, 18.Kelly; 23.Russo

Subs: 5.De Almeida, 7.Catley, 9.Foord, 10.Little, 11.Smith, 12.L.Maanum, 25.Blackstenius, 28.Borbe, 31.Holmberg

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