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Crystal Palace v Arsenal - as it happened

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Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Premier League 2021/22, Matchday 31, 04/04/2022, line-ups. BeSoccer
Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Premier League 2021/22, Matchday 31, 04/04/2022, line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE commentary of Arsenal's short trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League's Monday night fixture. Kick off is at 21:00 CET. Arsenal can regain 4th spot from their North London rivals if they do not lose here at Selhurst Park tonight.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Jean Mateta
16'
1 - 0
Jordan Ayew
24'
2 - 0
Wilfried Zaha
74'
3 - 0
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal. It's all over here at Selhurst Park! The home side come out deserved winners. After going into the break 2-0 up, Arsenal fought back slightly at the start of the second half. It was to no prevail however and Zaha netted from the penalty spot in the 74th minute to put his side further ahead. Palace played with intent all game and Arsenal were toothless. Thanks for joining us this evening and we hope to see you back here soon!
  • 90'
    3 minutes of additional time.
  • 89'
    Arsenal corner as they look to get something from this game.
  • 86'
    Xhaka tries his luck from 25 yards out. The ball skirts across the ground but Guaita gets down easily to make the stop and hold the shot.
  • 84'
    That would've been a beauty! Nketiah hits it early from outside the box and catches everyone off guard including Guaita whose beaten. The ball is destined for the top right but it hits the corner piece and bounces over!
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 80'
    Kouyate OFF. Milivojevic ON.
Card

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 77'
    Xhaka with a customary card for pulling back Zaha.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 76'
    Ayew OFF. Edouard ON.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Crystal Palace en el 74'
  • 74'
    GOOOOAAAAL FOR PALACE!!! Zaha cool as you like! The Ivorian sends Ramsdale the wrong way and fires the ball into the right of the goal.
  • 72'
    Penalty to Palace! Odegaard swipes at Zaha in the box. Stone wall penalty that!
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 69'
    Mateta OFF. McArthur ON.
  • 65'
    Cedric OFF. Nketiah ON. Another attacking change from Arteta.
  • 63'
    Smith-Rowe! That should've been the deficit halved. Smith-Rowe is passed the ball in the six yard box. He has time to pick his spot but side foots a tame effort straight at Guaita.
  • 59'
    Saka tries his luck after shimmying on the edge of the box to give himself some space to shoot. Effort goes wide left!
  • 56'
    Martinelli crosses the ball in and Lacazette attempts to flick it to the back post but ends up heading it way over.
  • 54'
    Andersen fires the free kick towards goal but Ramsdale is there to make a routine stop.
Card

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 53'
    Thomas carded for a cynical challenge on Schlupp in a great position 25 yards out.
  • 51'
    After a lively start from the Gunners, Saka goes down in the box after a Kouyate challenge. He waits for the ref to give a penalty but the whistle never comes!
  • 46'
    Arsenal get us back underway!
  • 45'
    Martinelli comes on for Tavares at half time. Attacking change from Mikel.
  • 45'
    HT: Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal. Half time here at Selhurst Park. A brilliant half from the home side sees them deservedly ahead at the break. Mateta opened the scoring after heading home from a long free kick. Ayew doubled Palace's advantage with a beauty from the edge of the box. Arteta will need to give a serious team talk at HT if his team is to get anything from this match. The Gunners have looked lost out there.
  • 45'
    Arsenal to finish the half with a corner.
  • 43'
    Arsenal looking like they need half time here. They have done next to nothing in terms of attack this half.
  • 38'
    Zaha is slipped through and shrugs off a Cedric challenge. He stops the ball in the box and cuts back to Mateta who shoots. Ramsdale crouches quickly to stop the effort.
  • 36'
    Zaha offside from the free kick.
  • 36'
    Tavares brings down Ayew. Another free kick to be delivered into the box...
  • 35'
    Game has fallen flat in the last few minutes. Arsenal finding it hard to fashion any kind of attack.
  • 28'
    Saka chips a ball towards the six yard box and Lacazette meets it with his head. Over the bar!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 24'
  • 24'
    GOOOOOAAAAAL FOR PALACE!! Ayew with a great finish! Andersen with a delicious long pass from the half way line beats a Gabriel attempt to intercept it. Ayew runs onto it, one touch out of his feet and he bends it past Ramsdale from the edge of the box!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 16'
  • 16'
    GOOOOOOAAAAAAL FOR PALACE! Mateta nods it in! Gallagher delivers a beauty to the back post, Gabriel heads the ball onto Andersen's head which ends up squaring the ball back across to Mateta who nods it in!
  • 16'
    Zaha brought down. Long free kick into the box to come...
  • 15'
    Guaita with the ball in his clutches after Thomas attempts a cross fired across his six yard box.
  • 13'
    Mitchell tries to play Mateta in behind but Ramsdale is there to clean up.
  • 11'
    Hard and intense start to this game. Both teams battling away in the middle of the park.
  • 8'
    Palace with the ball in the Arsenal area but they can't control it and Arsenal clear their lines.
  • 3'
    Lacazette looks like he's slipped Smith-Rowe through but he couldn't control the pass. He would've been in!
  • 1'
    Gallagher gets us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players have made their way onto the field!
  • PRVW
    Arteta also makes 2 changes to the lineup which began the last match at Villa: Tierney and Leno OUT. Tavares and Ramsdale IN.
  • PRVW
    Viera makes 2 changes to his Palace lineup from the one that started against Everton in the cup last time out: Schlupp and Ayew IN. Eze and Olise OUT.
  • PRVW
    On the whistle for this one tonight is Paul Tierney. Jarred Gillett is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale (GK), Cedric, Tavares, White, Gabriel, Saka, Smith-Rowe, Odegaard, Thomas, Xhaka, Lacazette. Formation: 4-5-1
  • PRVW
    Palace starting XI: Guaita (GK), Kouyate, Clyne, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Gallagher, Schlupp, Ayew, Mateta, Zaha. Formation: 4-3-3
Info

Pre-match

04 April 2022, 21:00

Referee: Paul Tierney

Stadium: Selhurst Park

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League's Monday night fixture between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park. Arsenal can snatch back 4th spot from Spurs with only a draw here tonight.