TotalBound Football
Crystal Palace
FT
1–5
HT 1–3
Arsenal
Premier League Sat 21 Dec, 17:30London Selhurst Park, London Simon Hooper 25,167 attendance

Timeline

  1. 6' Gabriel Jesus assist Gabriel Magalhães
  2. 11' Ismaïla Sarr assist Tyrick Mitchell
  3. 15' Gabriel Jesus assist Thomas Partey
  4. 24' Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka
  5. 31' Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
  6. 36' Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
  7. 38' Kai Havertz Goal - Volley
  8. 58' Riccardo Calafiori for Myles Lewis-Skelly
  9. 58' Declan Rice for Kai Havertz
  10. 60' Gabriel Martinelli assist Declan Rice
  11. 61' Eddie Nketiah for Daichi Kamada
  12. 64' Marc Guéhi Yellow Card
  13. 68' Cheick Doucouré for Jefferson Lerma
  14. 68' Justin Devenny for Will Hughes
  15. 79' Nathaniel Clyne Yellow Card
  16. 80' Caleb Kporha for Nathaniel Clyne
  17. 81' Jeff Schlupp for Jean-Philippe Mateta
  18. 84' Declan Rice assist Riccardo Calafiori
  19. 86' Ethan Nwaneri for Gabriel Jesus
  20. 86' Mikel Merino for Jurriën Timber

Match stats

41.6% Possession 58.4%
15 Shots 14
6 On target 6
9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0
1 Saves 5
318 Accurate passes 479

Lineups

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1
1 Henderson
6 Guéhi 5 Lacroix 26 Richards
3 Mitchell 8 Lerma 19 Hughes 17 Clyne
18 Kamada 14 Mateta
7 Sarr
Arsenal 4-3-3
22 Raya
49 Lewis-Skelly 6 Magalhães 2 Saliba 12 Timber
29 Havertz 5 Partey 8 Ødegaard
11 Martinelli 9 Jesus 7 Saka
Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Dean Henderson G
  2. 5 Maxence Lacroix CD
  3. 6 Marc Guéhi CD-L
  4. 26 Chris Richards CD-R
  5. 8 Jefferson Lerma ▼ CM-L
  6. 19 Will Hughes ▼ CM-R
  7. 3 Tyrick Mitchell LM
  8. 17 Nathaniel Clyne ▼ RM
  9. 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta ▼ F
  10. 18 Daichi Kamada ▼ CF-L
  11. 7 Ismaïla Sarr CF-R

Came on

  1. 15 Jeff Schlupp ▲ SUB
  2. 55 Justin Devenny ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Eddie Nketiah ▲ SUB
  4. 58 Caleb Kporha ▲ SUB
  5. 28 Cheick Doucouré ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 64 Asher Agbinone SUB
  2. 30 Matt Turner SUB
  3. 2 Joel Ward SUB
  4. 27 Trevoh Chalobah SUB
Arsenal 4-3-3
  1. 22 David Raya G
  2. 6 Gabriel Magalhães CD-L
  3. 2 William Saliba CD-R
  4. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly ▼ LB
  5. 12 Jurriën Timber ▼ RB
  6. 5 Thomas Partey CM
  7. 29 Kai Havertz ▼ LM
  8. 8 Martin Ødegaard RM
  9. 9 Gabriel Jesus ▼ F
  10. 11 Gabriel Martinelli LF
  11. 7 Bukayo Saka ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 23 Mikel Merino ▲ SUB
  2. 33 Riccardo Calafiori ▲ SUB
  3. 53 Ethan Nwaneri ▲ SUB
  4. 19 Leandro Trossard ▲ SUB
  5. 41 Declan Rice ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 20 Jorginho SUB
  2. 3 Kieran Tierney SUB
  3. 32 Neto SUB
  4. 15 Jakub Kiwior SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 5.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 5.
  3. 90'+5' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+5' Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
  5. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  6. 90' Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
  7. 86' Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
  8. 86' Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  9. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Jurriën Timber.
  10. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  11. 84' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 5. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  12. 81' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85 earlier entries
  1. 81' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  2. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Caleb Kporha replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  3. 79' Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  4. 79' Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 79' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 79' Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
  7. 76' Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  8. 73' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Richards.
  9. 73' Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  10. 71' Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  11. 71' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  12. 68' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Will Hughes.
  13. 68' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheick Doucouré replaces Jefferson Lerma.
  14. 66' Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by William Saliba.
  15. 64' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Daichi Kamada.
  17. 60' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  18. 60' Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  19. 59' Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  20. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Kai Havertz.
  21. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  22. 57' Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  23. 57' Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  24. 56' Hand ball by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
  25. 53' Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  26. 53' Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
  27. 52' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 52' Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  29. 50' Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by William Saliba.
  30. 46' Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  31. 46' Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
  32. 45' Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3.
  33. 45'+5' First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3.
  34. 45'+5' Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
  35. 45'+4' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  36. 45'+4' Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  37. 45'+3' Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  38. 45'+1' Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  39. 45' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  40. 45' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  41. 45' Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
  42. 40' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 40' Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
  44. 38' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  45. 38' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  46. 37' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
  47. 37' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
  48. 36' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  49. 34' Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
  50. 33' Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  51. 32' Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  52. 32' Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  53. 31' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  54. 31' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  55. 31' Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  56. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  57. 26' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  58. 26' Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  59. 24' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  60. 23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  61. 22' Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  62. 21' Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
  63. 19' Offside, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  64. 18' Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  65. 17' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 17' Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  67. 16' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 16' Foul by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace).
  69. 15' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a corner.
  70. 14' Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  71. 14' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Richards.
  72. 13' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 13' Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  74. 11' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
  75. 10' Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  76. 10' Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Will Hughes following a set piece situation.
  77. 9' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  78. 9' Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  79. 6' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
  80. 5' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  81. 5' Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
  82. 1' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  83. 1' Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
  84. First Half begins.
  85. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Crystal Palace L W D W D

  • D Newcastle United 1-1 Premier League
  • W at Ipswich Town 1-0 Premier League
  • D Manchester City 2-2 Premier League
  • W at Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Premier League
  • L at Arsenal 3-2 Carabao Cup

Arsenal W D W D W

  • W Manchester United 2-0 Premier League
  • D at Fulham 1-1 Premier League
  • W Monaco 3-0 UEFA Champions League
  • D Everton 0-0 Premier League
  • W Crystal Palace 3-2 Carabao Cup

Head to head

ARS leads series 5-0

  • 18 Dec 2024 Arsenal 3–2 Crystal Palace 2024-25 English Carabao Cup
  • 20 Jan 2024 Arsenal 5–0 Crystal Palace 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 21 Aug 2023 Crystal Palace 0–1 Arsenal 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 19 Mar 2023 Arsenal 4–1 Crystal Palace 2022-23 English Premier League
  • 5 Aug 2022 Crystal Palace 0–2 Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

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