English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 21, 2015
Arsenal WWLWW 2
–
Crystal Palace WLWDL 1
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ARS202
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 24,721 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal move up to third with tough win over Crystal Palace

Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Crystal Palace.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
2
47.1
Possession
52.9
12
SHOTS
22
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
264
Accurate Passes
250
365
Passes
366
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
11
10
Crosses
51
0.3
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
76
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
10
14
Effective Tackles
17
21
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
76
Effective Clearances
20
76
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Julian SperoniG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 28Joe LedleyDM
  5. 40Pape SouaréLB
  6. 2Joel WardRB
  7. 22Jordon MutchCM-L
  8. 42Jason PuncheonCM-R
  9. 16Dwight GayleLM
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaRM
  11. 10Fraizer CampbellF

Substitutes

  1. 15Mile JedinakSUB
  2. 7Yannick BolasieSUB
  3. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  4. 23Shola AmeobiSUB
  5. 4Brede HangelandSUB
  6. 34Martin KellySUB
  7. 13Wayne HennesseySUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 23Danny WelbeckAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Jack WilshereSUB
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB
  3. 7Tomas RosickySUB
  4. 39Héctor BellerínSUB
  5. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  6. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  7. 1Wojciech SzczesnySUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 19' Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 28' Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  5. 56' Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yannick Bolasie replaces Fraizer Campbell because of an injury.
  7. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Mesut Özil.
  8. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Danny Welbeck.
  9. 79' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Glenn Murray replaces Dwight Gayle.
  10. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Shola Ameobi replaces Joe Ledley.
  11. 85' Calum Chambers (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Paulista replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 2. Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.

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