English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 1, 2017
Crystal Palace WDLLD 0
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Arsenal WWLLW 2
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ARS112
Emirates Stadium · 59,975 att.

Match Report

Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Giroud 'scorpion' stunner as Arsenal win

Giroud -- who missed a great chance in the early moments when he failed to make contact with a low cross from close range -- broke deadlock in style.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 17Alex IwobiAM
  7. 29Granit XhakaLM
  8. 35Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 9Lucas PérezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13David OspinaSUB
  2. 8Aaron RamseySUB
  3. 31Jeff Reine-AdélaideSUB
  4. 55Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  5. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  6. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  7. 34Francis CoquelinSUB

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 5James TomkinsCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 2Joel WardLB
  5. 34Martin KellyRB
  6. 7Yohan CabayeAM
  7. 4Mathieu FlaminiLM
  8. 42Jason PuncheonRM
  9. 17Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-L
  11. 10Andros TownsendAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Lee Chung-YongSUB
  2. 1Julian SperoniSUB
  3. 43Noor HusinSUB
  4. 26Bakary SakoSUB
  5. 9Fraizer CampbellSUB
  6. 22Jordon MutchSUB
  7. 45Michael PhillipsSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross following a fast break.
  2. 56' Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  3. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordon Mutch replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  4. 71' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-Yong replaces Andros Townsend.
  5. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  6. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Lucas Pérez.
  7. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Alex Iwobi.
  8. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Fraizer Campbell replaces Christian Benteke.
  9. 83' Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90' James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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