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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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Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Very good save from David Raya.
Jean-Philippe Mateta doesn't get the header quite right, but Ismaila Sarr reacts really quickly.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Crystal Palace almost make it 2-3 straight from the restart as the ball is worked to Jean-Philippe Mateta inside the box and his header is helped goalwards by Ismaïla Sarr, but David Raya reacts well to save.
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Joshua Worrall: Myles Lewis-Skelly being trusted to start games for this Arsenal side speaks volumes for Mikel Arteta’s faith in youth development - whilst also indicating to a fit again Kieran Tierney that his long term future may lie outside North London. Big call from Arteta.
England were desperate for recognised left-backs at the Euros. Two on the pitch here in Mitchell and Lewis-Skelly who could provide an immediate resolution for Thomas Tuchel in that position. Could be given a chance in the World Cup qualifiers to play their way in?
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
We could get anything in this half.
The hosts get the game back up and running.
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Adam: Palace can score a couple more goals tonight but also look like they will concede every time Arsenal attack so no chance of the win!
HT: Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Palace didn't make the most of their chances. The finishing has been a bit poor.
Image source, Getty ImagesHT: Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
The Grinch is dancing about quite energetically on the pitch right now.
Christmas has truly arrived.
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Nick UTA: November: "Arsenal desperately need a striker."
December: Jesus scores 17 in 4 games.
January: "Arsenal don't need a striker, Jesus is in fine form."
February: Jesus goal drought begins.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
A big chance for Crystal Palace.
Jefferson Lerma gets up really well, but he directs it straight at David Raya.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Advantage Arsenal after a four-goal first half.
I doubt that's the end of the goals either.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
One final chance before the break as Jefferson Lerma powers a header towards goal, but it is too close to David Raya.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Crystal Palace scramble the ball away after Martin Odegaard's shot is blocked.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
A good ball from Tyrick Mitchell and Jean-Philippe Mateta was under a lot of pressure from Saliba.
To create something from nothing was very good.
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Craig Smith: We need Rice on. This game is a scrap. Somehow winning but playing awfully.
Tom: Arsenal are missing Rice in the midfield. They're losing a lot of the battles in the middle.
Matty AFC: A pretty strong back four looks very shaky without Declan Rice in front of them. He's so important to our team balance.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Crystal Palace do well to play through the Arsenal press. If they can get a goal back before half-time then who knows how the second half could pan out. It doesn't feel Arsenal are comfortable despite the two-goal advantage.
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Can't take your eyes of this . Not the last of the goals I feel
Mark, Dublin
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
A rare couple of minutes without any shots or goals.
This half has flown by.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports
Arsenal get bodies in the box and when it comes in it is a brilliant header from Jesus.
Havertz is just alert to it and it's an easy finish.
Arsenal are in a great position now to go on and win this game.
Image source, ReutersCrystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Mark Schwarzer
Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Palace did not clear their lines.
They get away with the first one from the corner, but they go to sleep. Jesus with a good header, and he is a bit unfortunate but Kai Havertz was a mile onside.
It is a simple tap-in and he is the only one to react.
Kai Havertz
But now Arsenal have their third!
Gabriel Jesus is inches away from a hat-trick as he heads a cross onto the post but Kai Havertz is there to prod in the loose ball.
Image source, Reuters| 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 |
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| 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 |
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| 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 27 |
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| 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
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| 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
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| 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
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| 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
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| 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 23 |
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| 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
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| 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.
