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      Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

      Arsenal 4 Palace 1

      Arsenal4
      Gabriel Martinelli28'
      Saka43' 74'
      Xhaka55'
      Palace1
      Schlupp63'
      Sun 19 Mar 14:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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      Match Summary

      Summary:

      • Three changes for Palace, with Ward, Tomkins and Milivojevic all starting
      • Palace begin brightly as Zaha hits inside of the post
      • Edouard runs clear but is denied by Ramsdale, before being flagged offside
      • Whitworth saves from fizzing Ødegaard strike in open start to the game
      • Martinelli opens the scoring after half-an-hour with powerful shot across goal
      • Hosts finish the half strongly
      • Saka slots home Arsenal’s second on the stroke of half-time
      • HT: Arsenal 2-0 Palace
      • Ward gets in the way of Saka cross-shot
      • Rising drive from Zaha troubles Ramsdale at near post
      • Xhaka prods in a third to set Arsenal clear
      • Schlupp slams home to pull one back after an hour
      • Zaha fires narrowly wide having been fed by Schlupp
      • Saka ends comeback hopes with sweeping low finish
      • FT: Arsenal 4-1 Palace

      Crystal Palace fell to a 4-1 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

      Coach Paddy McCarthy made three changes to his starting XI for the trip to the Emirates Stadium, two of which were enforced.

      Ward came into the side at right-back, with Tomkins a late replacement for Joachim Andersen – the Denmark defender pulling out in the warm-up – and captain Milivojevic starting in place of the ineligible Sambi Lokonga.

      Arsenal have been widely recognised for the quality of their build-up play this season, but it was the Eagles who impressed early on at the Emirates, some snappy one-touch play freeing their attackers to drive at a nervy home defence.

      Indeed, Palace could consider themselves highly unfortunate not to have taken the lead with 11 minutes on the clock.

      A quick ball forwards from Schlupp allowed Zaha to drive towards Ben White outside the box and, cutting inside, the winger hit a fierce low shot which struck the inside of Ramsdale’s near post.

      True to Palace’s luck of late, the rebound pinged back off Ramsdale’s head – only to roll narrowly wide.

      Moments later and that rapid play almost paid dividends once more, Palace’s one-touch passing from back-to-front culminating in Olise sliding through Edouard. The Frenchman took a touch before placing his finish, but was denied by Ramsdale, before a late offside flag was raised.

      Hackneyed cliché it may be, but the league table does not lie, and as the half wore on, Arsenal began to exert the quality which has taken them five points clear at this stage of the campaign.

      Ødegaard was first to come close with a fizzing, dipping strike from 25 yards which forced Whitworth into a sharp two-handed save, punching away from Bukayo Saka on the rebound.

      But it was only with their first real chance of the match that Arsenal opened the scoring.

      A clipped cross from Saka bounced all the way across the edge of the penalty area and was collected by Gabriel Martinelli, who took one touch on the outside of Ward before hammering a rasping left-footed finish across goal and into the bottom corner.

      The goal gave Arsenal confidence and they went on to dominate the remainder of the half, adding a second when Saka exchanged passes with White inside the box and – jinking inside a challenge – slid a low shot past Whitworth into the net.

      It was a harsh end to a largely promising first-half from Palace, but it was the hosts who started the second period the brighter when Saka’s cross-shot required a goal-line block from Ward moments after the restart.

      Zaha was continuing to threaten at the other end, a fierce rising drive causing Ramsdale some consternation, but Palace’s hopes of a comeback were dispelled when Xhaka - under heavy pressure from Ward - managed to divert Trossard's pass beyond Whitworth and into the bottom corner.

      To their credit, Palace continued fighting, enjoying a strong spell subsequent to the goal.

      Hopes of an unlikely comeback were kick-started after 63 minutes when Olise’s corner kick bounced off Odegaard’s midriff invitingly for Schlupp to hammer home from six yards.

      They might have had another moments later when the No. 15 slid in Zaha making a diagonal run, but squeezing between defender and goalkeeper, his low shot somehow evaded the far post.

      Sadly, however, those hopes were quashed with 15 minutes remaining when Saka – in frightening form – swept home from near the penalty spot after a pull-back from Kieran Tierney.

      The hosts continued to press for further goals, and the Eagles continued to fight until the last, but Saka’s was the last of the goals in north London.

      Arsenal: Ramsdale (GK), White (Jorginho 82), Gabriel (Kiwior 86), Holding, Zinchenko (Tierney 64), Xhaka, Ødegaard, Partey, Saka, Trossard (Jesus 64), Martinelli (Smith Rowe 82)

      Subs: Turner (GK), Fabio Vieira, Nelson, Walters

      Palace: Whitworth (GK), Ward, Guéhi, Tomkins, Mitchell, Milivojevic (Ayew 64), Doucouré, Schlupp (Ahamada 82), Olise (Eze 82), Zaha, Edouard (Hughes 64)

      Subs: Goodman (GK), Riedewald, Richards, Clyne, Mateta

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.
      90'+4'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Naouirou Ahamada is caught offside.
      90'+4'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
      90'+1'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Martin Ødegaard.
      90'+1'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
      90'

      free kick won

      Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
      88'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      87'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      86'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Gabriel Magalhães(6)
      off
      Jakub
      Kiwior(15)
      on
      86'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
      83'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Gabriel Martinelli(11)
      off
      Emile
      Smith Rowe(10)
      on
      83'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Ben
      White(4)
      off
      Jorginho(20)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey Schlupp
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Naouirou Ahamada
      Naouirou
      Ahamada(29)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Michael Olise
      Michael
      Olise(7)
      off
      Eberechi Eze
      Eberechi
      Eze(10)
      on
      78'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      76'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      75'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      75'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace (Bukayo Saka).
      74'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Bukayo
      Saka(7)
      Goal! Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      72'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      69'

      free kick won

      Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      68'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
      67'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a headed pass.
      67'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
      67'

      free kick won

      Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      65'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Luka Milivojevic
      Luka
      Milivojevic(4)
      off
      Will Hughes
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Odsonne Édouard
      Odsonne
      Édouard(22)
      off
      Jordan Ayew
      Jordan
      Ayew(9)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Leandro
      Trossard(19)
      off
      Gabriel Jesus(9)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Oleksandr
      Zinchenko(35)
      off
      Kieran
      Tierney(3)
      on
      64'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Crystal Palace - Arsenal 3-1 Crystal Palace (Jeffrey Schlupp).
      64'

      start delay

      Delay in match (Crystal Palace). VAR checking.
      63'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      Jeffrey Schlupp
      Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 1. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      62'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben White.
      59'

      Yellow Card

      Tomkins(5)
      James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      59'

      free kick won

      Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      57'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      55'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Granit
      Xhaka(34)
      Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
      53'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
      53'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Ward.
      50'

      free kick won

      Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      48'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      47'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0.
      45'+1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
      44'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Tomkins.
      44'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
      44'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      44'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace (Bukayo Saka).
      43'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Bukayo
      Saka(7)
      Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      41'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
      39'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
      38'

      free kick won

      Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
      36'

      free kick won

      Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      35'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      34'

      free kick won

      Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      33'

      free kick won

      Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      32'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      31'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
      30'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
      29'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joel Ward.
      28'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Gabriel Martinelli(11)
      Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
      25'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      22'

      free kick won

      Rob Holding (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      20'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
      18'

      offside

      Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
      18'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
      16'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
      12'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
      11'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
      11'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      7'

      free kick won

      Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      6'

      free kick won

      Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      2'

      offside

      Offside, Arsenal. Ben White tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Aaron Ramsdale
      GK
      6
      Gabriel Magalhães
      DF
      substitution icon86'
      4
      Ben White
      DF
      substitution icon83'
      16
      Rob Holding
      DF
      35
      Oleksandr Zinchenko
      DF
      substitution icon65'
      34
      Granit Xhaka
      MF
      55'
      8
      Martin Ødegaard
      MF
      5
      Thomas Partey
      MF
      7
      Bukayo Saka
      S
      43'
      74'
      19
      Leandro Trossard
      S
      substitution icon65'
      11
      Gabriel Martinelli
      S
      28'
      substitution icon83'

      Substitutes

      3
      Kieran Tierney
      substitution icon65'
      9
      Gabriel Jesus
      substitution icon65'
      10
      Emile Smith Rowe
      substitution icon83'
      15
      Jakub Kiwior
      substitution icon86'
      20
      Jorginho
      substitution icon83'
      21
      Fábio Vieira
      24
      Reiss Nelson
      30
      Matt Turner
      97
      Reuell Walters

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      Starting lineup

      1
      Aaron Ramsdale
      GK
      6
      Gabriel Magalhães
      DF
      substitution icon86'
      4
      Ben White
      DF
      substitution icon83'
      16
      Rob Holding
      DF
      35
      Oleksandr Zinchenko
      DF
      substitution icon65'
      34
      Granit Xhaka
      MF
      55'
      8
      Martin Ødegaard
      MF
      5
      Thomas Partey
      MF
      7
      Bukayo Saka
      S
      43'
      74'
      19
      Leandro Trossard
      S
      substitution icon65'
      11
      Gabriel Martinelli
      S
      28'
      substitution icon83'

      Substitutes

      3
      Kieran Tierney
      substitution icon65'
      9
      Gabriel Jesus
      substitution icon65'
      10
      Emile Smith Rowe
      substitution icon83'
      15
      Jakub Kiwior
      substitution icon86'
      20
      Jorginho
      substitution icon83'
      21
      Fábio Vieira
      24
      Reiss Nelson
      30
      Matt Turner
      97
      Reuell Walters

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      Match Summary

      Summary:

      • Three changes for Palace, with Ward, Tomkins and Milivojevic all starting
      • Palace begin brightly as Zaha hits inside of the post
      • Edouard runs clear but is denied by Ramsdale, before being flagged offside
      • Whitworth saves from fizzing Ødegaard strike in open start to the game
      • Martinelli opens the scoring after half-an-hour with powerful shot across goal
      • Hosts finish the half strongly
      • Saka slots home Arsenal’s second on the stroke of half-time
      • HT: Arsenal 2-0 Palace
      • Ward gets in the way of Saka cross-shot
      • Rising drive from Zaha troubles Ramsdale at near post
      • Xhaka prods in a third to set Arsenal clear
      • Schlupp slams home to pull one back after an hour
      • Zaha fires narrowly wide having been fed by Schlupp
      • Saka ends comeback hopes with sweeping low finish
      • FT: Arsenal 4-1 Palace

      Crystal Palace fell to a 4-1 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

      Coach Paddy McCarthy made three changes to his starting XI for the trip to the Emirates Stadium, two of which were enforced.

      Ward came into the side at right-back, with Tomkins a late replacement for Joachim Andersen – the Denmark defender pulling out in the warm-up – and captain Milivojevic starting in place of the ineligible Sambi Lokonga.

      Arsenal have been widely recognised for the quality of their build-up play this season, but it was the Eagles who impressed early on at the Emirates, some snappy one-touch play freeing their attackers to drive at a nervy home defence.

      Indeed, Palace could consider themselves highly unfortunate not to have taken the lead with 11 minutes on the clock.

      A quick ball forwards from Schlupp allowed Zaha to drive towards Ben White outside the box and, cutting inside, the winger hit a fierce low shot which struck the inside of Ramsdale’s near post.

      True to Palace’s luck of late, the rebound pinged back off Ramsdale’s head – only to roll narrowly wide.

      Moments later and that rapid play almost paid dividends once more, Palace’s one-touch passing from back-to-front culminating in Olise sliding through Edouard. The Frenchman took a touch before placing his finish, but was denied by Ramsdale, before a late offside flag was raised.

      Hackneyed cliché it may be, but the league table does not lie, and as the half wore on, Arsenal began to exert the quality which has taken them five points clear at this stage of the campaign.

      Ødegaard was first to come close with a fizzing, dipping strike from 25 yards which forced Whitworth into a sharp two-handed save, punching away from Bukayo Saka on the rebound.

      But it was only with their first real chance of the match that Arsenal opened the scoring.

      A clipped cross from Saka bounced all the way across the edge of the penalty area and was collected by Gabriel Martinelli, who took one touch on the outside of Ward before hammering a rasping left-footed finish across goal and into the bottom corner.

      The goal gave Arsenal confidence and they went on to dominate the remainder of the half, adding a second when Saka exchanged passes with White inside the box and – jinking inside a challenge – slid a low shot past Whitworth into the net.

      It was a harsh end to a largely promising first-half from Palace, but it was the hosts who started the second period the brighter when Saka’s cross-shot required a goal-line block from Ward moments after the restart.

      Zaha was continuing to threaten at the other end, a fierce rising drive causing Ramsdale some consternation, but Palace’s hopes of a comeback were dispelled when Xhaka - under heavy pressure from Ward - managed to divert Trossard's pass beyond Whitworth and into the bottom corner.

      To their credit, Palace continued fighting, enjoying a strong spell subsequent to the goal.

      Hopes of an unlikely comeback were kick-started after 63 minutes when Olise’s corner kick bounced off Odegaard’s midriff invitingly for Schlupp to hammer home from six yards.

      They might have had another moments later when the No. 15 slid in Zaha making a diagonal run, but squeezing between defender and goalkeeper, his low shot somehow evaded the far post.

      Sadly, however, those hopes were quashed with 15 minutes remaining when Saka – in frightening form – swept home from near the penalty spot after a pull-back from Kieran Tierney.

      The hosts continued to press for further goals, and the Eagles continued to fight until the last, but Saka’s was the last of the goals in north London.

      Arsenal: Ramsdale (GK), White (Jorginho 82), Gabriel (Kiwior 86), Holding, Zinchenko (Tierney 64), Xhaka, Ødegaard, Partey, Saka, Trossard (Jesus 64), Martinelli (Smith Rowe 82)

      Subs: Turner (GK), Fabio Vieira, Nelson, Walters

      Palace: Whitworth (GK), Ward, Guéhi, Tomkins, Mitchell, Milivojevic (Ayew 64), Doucouré, Schlupp (Ahamada 82), Olise (Eze 82), Zaha, Edouard (Hughes 64)

      Subs: Goodman (GK), Riedewald, Richards, Clyne, Mateta

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.
      90'+4'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Naouirou Ahamada is caught offside.
      90'+4'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
      90'+1'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Martin Ødegaard.
      90'+1'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
      90'

      free kick won

      Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
      88'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      87'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      86'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Gabriel Magalhães(6)
      off
      Jakub
      Kiwior(15)
      on
      86'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
      83'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Gabriel Martinelli(11)
      off
      Emile
      Smith Rowe(10)
      on
      83'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Ben
      White(4)
      off
      Jorginho(20)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey Schlupp
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Naouirou Ahamada
      Naouirou
      Ahamada(29)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Michael Olise
      Michael
      Olise(7)
      off
      Eberechi Eze
      Eberechi
      Eze(10)
      on
      78'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      76'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      75'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      75'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace (Bukayo Saka).
      74'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Bukayo
      Saka(7)
      Goal! Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      72'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      69'

      free kick won

      Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      68'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
      67'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a headed pass.
      67'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
      67'

      free kick won

      Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      65'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Luka Milivojevic
      Luka
      Milivojevic(4)
      off
      Will Hughes
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Odsonne Édouard
      Odsonne
      Édouard(22)
      off
      Jordan Ayew
      Jordan
      Ayew(9)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Leandro
      Trossard(19)
      off
      Gabriel Jesus(9)
      on
      65'

      Substitution

      Arsenal
      Oleksandr
      Zinchenko(35)
      off
      Kieran
      Tierney(3)
      on
      64'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Crystal Palace - Arsenal 3-1 Crystal Palace (Jeffrey Schlupp).
      64'

      start delay

      Delay in match (Crystal Palace). VAR checking.
      63'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      Jeffrey Schlupp
      Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 1. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      62'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben White.
      59'

      Yellow Card

      Tomkins(5)
      James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      59'

      free kick won

      Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      57'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      55'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Granit
      Xhaka(34)
      Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
      53'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
      53'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Ward.
      50'

      free kick won

      Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      48'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      47'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0.
      45'+1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
      44'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Tomkins.
      44'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
      44'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      44'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace (Bukayo Saka).
      43'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Bukayo
      Saka(7)
      Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
      41'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
      39'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
      38'

      free kick won

      Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
      36'

      free kick won

      Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      35'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      34'

      free kick won

      Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      33'

      free kick won

      Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      32'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      31'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
      30'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
      29'

      corner

      Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joel Ward.
      28'

      Arsenal Goal

      Arsenal
      Goal!
      Arsenal
      Gabriel Martinelli(11)
      Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
      25'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      22'

      free kick won

      Rob Holding (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      20'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
      18'

      offside

      Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
      18'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
      16'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
      12'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
      11'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
      11'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      7'

      free kick won

      Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      6'

      free kick won

      Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      2'

      offside

      Offside, Arsenal. Ben White tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.