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FT: Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal - Jesus double either side of Sarr leveller, Havertz, Martinelli & Rice add to scoreline
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Declan Rice
Superb finish!
It is a five-star display by Arsenal as Declan Rice gets his first of the season, curling a shot from the edge of the box into the far corner.
You knew as soon as the ball left his boot that was going in. Lovely strike.
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LOL. Why are all the Arsenal fans demanding respect for winning away at Crystal Palace, who are 15th in the table? Let's see who wins the league and we'll dish out the respect then. Will you never learn...
Anon
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Good news for Arsenal as Riccardo Calafiori is back on his feet and okay to continue.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
That's it for Nathaniel Clyne as he is replaced by Caleb Kporha.
Jeffrey Schlupp is also on with Jean-Philippe Mateta heading off.
Oliver Glasner looks to have his eye on other games now.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Mistimed.
Nathaniel Clyne treads on Riccardo Calafiori and it looks like Calafiori has rolled his ankle.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Nathaniel Clyne is booked as he catches Riccardo Calafiori late on the ankle. This is a concern for Calafiori, who has only just returned from a month out through injury.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Eddie Nketiah, keen to make an impression against his former club again, turns sharply inside the box but loses his balance chasing the ball and the opportunity to make something happen passes.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
If Palace want to get back into this game they need to take some risks.
They are not putting enough pressure on the ball and Arsenal are putting them under pressure
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports
We focused on a lot of the attacking players and how important today was for Jesus and Martinelli and it can't always be about Saka. They need to chip in as they have done today and today certainly bodes well for them.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Crystal Palace haven't had a shot on goal since the 53rd minute. It feels like their energy and the tempo of the game has dropped.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Leandro Trossard races into the box on the left. He has lots of work to do still but Tyrick Mitchell defends well and the attacking opportunity for Arsenal is over.
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I think we have played quite well, and don't really deserve to be 4-1 down! Missed chances!
Alison
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Win this and Arsenal will be three points behind leaders Liverpool, who do have two games in hand. Still, it keeps the pressure on the Reds to keep on winning.
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Those critics who’ve been saying that Arsenal only ever score from corners are surprisingly quiet this week.. 👀
Tom, Arsenal fan
Arsenal can only score from corners?
Paul, Rainham
4-1 away against a much-improved Palace side. What way are the anti-Arsenal brigade going to spin this? Dark Arts? Over-reliance on set pieces? Anti-football?
Keith
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think Oliver Glasner is trying to freshen things up again. At the moment Palace look a little bit flat.
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More changes for Crystal Palace as Cheick Doucoure come on to replace Jefferson Lerma, while Justin Devenny comes on for Will Hughes.
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4-1 is not a true reflection on this game. Palace have had good chances. Still more goals I feel
Mark, Dublin
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
It is a tough ask for Crystal Palace to get something from this game now, but they have had their chances to score more goals tonight.
They have a corner now, but it is cleared by the Arsenal defence.
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Three Gabriels and a Jesus on the Goal/Assists list for Arsenal today… well and truly having themselves a Christmas Partey at the Palace.
Tom, London
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Marc Guehi slides in late on Gabriel Martinelli and he becomes the first Crystal Palace player to be booked tonight.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
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| 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 34 |
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| 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 33 |
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| 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 |
| |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 27 |
| |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| |
| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
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| 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 23 |
| |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
| |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
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| 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 20 |
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| 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 |
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| 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 15 |
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| 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 14 |
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| 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 12 |
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| 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 9 |
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| 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 5 |
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Manager: Oliver Glasner
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Crystal Palace have lost their last four Premier League meetings with Arsenal, having lost just one of their previous eight against the Gunners (W2 D5).
Arsenal have lost just two of their last 19 away league games against Crystal Palace (W10 D7), with both defeats coming in the Premier League by a 3-0 scoreline (April 2017, April 2022).
Crystal Palace have alternated between defeat (4) and victory (3) in their last seven Premier League home London derby matches, losing 2-0 against Fulham last time out at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League London derby matches in 2024 (W7 D2). The last team to go unbeaten in such matches in a full calendar year were Chelsea in 2005 (W9 D1), while the last time Arsenal did so was in 2004 (W7 D3).
Having lost five of their first eight Premier League games this season (D3), Crystal Palace have now lost just one of their last eight (W3 D4), and are unbeaten in their last five (W2 D3). The Eagles are looking for back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since a run of three in May.
Arsenal kept nine clean sheets in 10 Premier League away games between February and September, but since then have conceded in each of their last six on the road. The Gunners last had a longer run without an away shutout between August and December 2019 (7).
Excluding penalties, Arsenal have scored more set piece goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (9). Meanwhile, 35% of Crystal Palace’s 17 Premier League goals this term have come from set pieces (excluding penalties), with only Everton (57%) netting a higher such share.
No team has had more Premier League goals scored via defenders this season than Arsenal (7, level with Manchester City), while Crystal Palace have had the highest share of their Premier League goals this term come from defenders (29% - 5/17).
Since joining Crystal Palace from Arsenal earlier this season, Eddie Nketiah has had 20 shots in 11 Premier League games without scoring. Four players have had their first Premier League goal for a club come against Arsenal having previously played for the Gunners in the competition – Kevin Campbell (Nottingham Forest, 1995), Nicolas Anelka (Bolton, 2006), David Bentley (Tottenham, 2008) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham, 2023).
Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli has scored more Premier League goals against Crystal Palace than he has vs any other opponent (5). Three of these have been as a substitute, with no Gunners player scoring more from the bench against a specific opponent in the competition.
