Crystal Palace V Arsenal - As it happened.
Join us for live coverage of this afternoon's Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal from Selhurst Park.
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Match report in news
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94'FT- PALACE 2-2 ARSENAL Honours even at the end of this tricky London Derby game. Probably a fair result on the balance of the overall play. Arsenal's unbeaten run ends, and much like London buses, Palace's wait for a home goal ends with two.
Yellow card
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94'Guendouzi into the book. A late set piece for Palace, but the offside flag has been raised.
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93'LAST CHANCE FOR ARSENAL...
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92'Xhaka fails to hit the target, blasting his effort over the bar.
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91'FREE KICK ARSENAL- another shooting opportunity for Xhaka...
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89'CHANCE ARSENAL- Ramsey flicks a near post header at goal but Hennessey is equal to it.
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87'CHANGE PALACE- A welcome site for the home support, as Jason Puncheon returns from a lengthy spell on the sidelines with an ACL injury, to replace Kouyate in the middle.
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82'GOOOOOAAAALLL PALACE!!!! Milivojevic remains calm for the second time in the match to get a deserved equaliser for the hosts!!!
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81'PENALTY PALACE- Xhaka brings down Zaha in the box and Palace have another spot kick.
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78'Stephan Lichtsteiner goes into the referee's notebook for what must be his fifth foul on Wilfried Zaha.
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77'CHANGE ARSENAL- Aubameyang makes way for Aaron Ramsey in the visitors' last substitution of the match.
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67'CHANGE ARSENAL- Mesut Ozil is replaced by Danny Welbeck. In a show of dissent to manager Unai Emery, Ozil launches his gloves at the Arsenal bench; he clearly isnt happy about being taken off.
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63'CHANGE PALACE- Sorloth replaces Ayew up top for the hosts.
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60'CHANGE PALACE- Max Meyer comes on for James McArthur for the hosts, as boss Hodgson looks to reinvigorate his shell shocked side.
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54'GOAAAALLL ARSENAL!!! They turn the scoreline on its head in a matter of minutes- Aubameyang has given them the lead in this match- he prods in from close range!!
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52'GOOOAAALLLLLLL ARSENAL!!!!! Xhaka scores an absolute screamer of a goal from the wide free kick. Henessey gets a hand on it but can only push it higher into the top corner of the net. WHAT A HIT!!
Substitution
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46'CHANGE FOR ARSENAL- The visitors make a half time substitution, with Lichtsteiner replacing Bellerin at the back. it is thought that the right back had an injury concern and was taken off, but we will keep you updated on that news.
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46'And we are back underway here in South London, with the hosts Palace in the lead. Arsenal will not rush to get back into the score line, as their prior second half showings have produced a far larger amount of goals than any of their first half performances; a tally of 23 goals to just 8.
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45'HT- Palace 0-0 Arsenal Palace are ahead going into the interval, condemning Arsenal to their first Premier League first half deficit under Unai Emery. The 'Gunners' have work to do to continue their winning run here.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Crystal Palace en el 45'
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Statistics of L. Milivojevic in Premier League38120.322110
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45'GOOOOOAAAALLL PALACE!!!! The 'Eagles' finally have a home goal this season. Luka Milivojevic has the courage to step up after missing a spot kick at Goodison Park last weekend, to confidently stroke the ball into the bottom corner!
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44'PENALTY FOR PALACE! - Mustafi slides in and takes the feet from under Kouyate. The hosts have a chance to score their first home goal of the season...
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43'Into the closing stages of the first half with the sides locked at 0-0.
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39'A penalty shout for Palace is waved away- Ayew goes down under the attentions of Mustafi but he is told to pick himself up by Martin Atkinson. Replays showed marginal contact between the players, and so a penalty would have been very harsh indeed.
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36'Ten minutes to go until half time here and there is still nothing separating the sides, both on the pitch and the score sheet.
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32'A great battle between Zaha and Lacazette ends with the Ivorian fouling the Frenchman for an Arsenal set piece. A good opportunity to load the box, but Henessey claims the cross with ease.
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28'Fisticuffs between some of the players here; chiefly Kouyate and Xhaka, as the Palace man appeared to swing an arm at the Arsenal left back. Slightly unnecessary provocation from Kouyate there, who was lucky to only be spoken to by Martin Atkinson.
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24'Arsenal get into the box thanks to a great shimmy from Ozil, but Bellerin cannot get his shot away quickly enough and is smothered by the Palace defenders! The full back took way too long to release his shot there!
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22'CHANCE ARSENAL- Iwobi catches Milivojevic on the ball and plays in Lacazette, but the Frenchman curls his effort wide of the target with his weaker left foot.
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21'Kouyate just misses getting on the end of a Palace set play, but the flag has been raised for offside.
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16'CHANCE PALACE- A rapid interchange of possession, and Zaha returns the assist to Townsend, but the winger strokes the ball wide of the target! So close again from the hosts!
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15'CHANCE PALACE- ZAHA HITS THE POST!! A great run and cross from Townsend finds Zaha at the back post, but the Ivorian smacks the base of the woodwork with a low drive!
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13'CHANCE ARSENAL- Iwobi has the visitors first effort at goal, but blasts the ball way over the bar. Never look like troubling Hennessey in the Palace net.
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10'A rather balanced opening to the game, with both sides just content to settle into their respective rhythms. No chances of note as of yet, but both sides are looking threatening on the counter attack; Palace with the pace of Zaha and Townsend, while Arsenal look to break with Aubameyang and Lacazette.
Yellow card
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8'Ayew is booked for cynically chopping down the advancing Lacazette from behind.
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7'CHANCE PALACE- Holding cuts out the corner at the very last! Unlucky there for the hosts...
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6'A brilliant run from Zaha who bamboozles Mustafi on the left hand side. Palace corner to follow...
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4'A bright start from hosts Palace who are keen to get themselves on the score sheet for the first time at home this campaign. Zaha earns an early free kick, as he is swarmed and held back by three Arsenal midfielders.
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2'An observation on the Arsenal lineup this afternoon; what originally seemed to be a back three of Holding, Mustafi and Bellerin, is in fact a back four, as Granit Xhaka resumes in the left back berth he occupied in midweek against Sporting in Lisbon.
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1'And we are underway here in this London derby between Palace and Arsenal. Let's hope for a good contest between the sides!
Start of match
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PRVWWarm ups all finished, just the final preparations before the teams head out onto the pitch at Selhurst Park.
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PRVWInteresting team selections from both managers today:Roy Hodgson has opted to replace Schlupp with Ayew in his frontline. Similarly, Unai Emery has made a change in his offensive tactics, as Aubameyang comes into the side in place of Mkhitaryan. Meanwhile at the back, Lichtsteiner drops out for Guendouzi. The Arsenal boss has also kept faith in keeper Bernd Leno over the experienced Petr Cech.
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PRVWAnd now for the visitors, Arsenal: Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Guendouzi, Torreira, Xhaka, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
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PRVWFirst for the hosts, Crystal Palace: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McArthur, Kouyate, Townsend, Zaha, Ayew.
Pre-match
28 October 2018, 14:30
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Stadium: Selhurst Park
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PRVWGood afternoon and welcome to our coverage of today's Premier League encounter between Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Team news to follow shortly...