English Premier League

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 28': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 43': Bukayo Saka
  • 55': Granit Xhaka
  • 74': Bukayo Saka
FT
4 - 1
  • 63': Jeff Schlupp

Saka shines as Arsenal thrash Crystal Palace to go eight points clear at top

Premier League leaders Arsenal opened up an eight-point gap on second-placed Manchester City with a 4-1 win over manager-less Crystal Palace.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 28': 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.
  • 43': 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.
  • 55': 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.
  • 59': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': 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.
  • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Luka Milivojevic.
  • 74': 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.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Michael Olise.
  • 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Ben White.
  • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,247

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
37.8 Possession 62.2
9 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
279 Accurate Passes 509
358 Passes 587
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 41
21 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 4
32 Effective Clearances 10
32 Clearances 10

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
16 Rob Holding
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

CRY Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Joseph Whitworth (GK)
6 Marc Guehi
5 James Tomkins Yellow Card
3 Tyrick Mitchell
2 Joel Ward
15 Jeff Schlupp
28 Cheick Doucouré
4 Luka Milivojevic
22 Odsonne Édouard
11 Wilfried Zaha
7 Michael Olise

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