Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 2022-23 English Premier League
4 - 1
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
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 |
Statistics
CRY | ARS | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
41 | Joseph Whitworth (GK) |
6 | Marc Guehi |
5 | James Tomkins |
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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