Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Crystal Palace hand Arsenal untimely loss in race for top four
Crystal Palace took their chances well in a 3-2 win against Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday that left the hosts in fourth place.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 4': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 4': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
- 7': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal).
- 7': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 12': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
- 12': Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Scott Dann following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal).
- 16': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Arsenal 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 27': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 33': Offside, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny tries a through ball, but Sead Kolasinac is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi.
- 36': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 39': Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
- 42': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 42': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 43': Attempt saved. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha following a fast break.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Carl Jenkinson.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 46': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 46': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 1. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a through ball.
- 48': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 48': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 49': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 55': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 56': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 56': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Max Meyer (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 61': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 63': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
- 63': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt saved. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 65': Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 67': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 67': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Mohamed Elneny.
- 68': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 69': Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 3. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Dann following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 70': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 74': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 77': Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Christian Benteke.
- 80': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 80': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Max Meyer.
- 81': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 82': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
- 83': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 84': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 84': Attempt saved. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 85': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 85': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 89': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Delay in match Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 3.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 3.
Statistics
 CRY |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 27.4 | Possession | 72.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 169 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 249 | Passes | 656 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 27 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 30 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,929
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,929
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 37 | +43 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 37 | +43 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 37 | +16 | 68 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 27 | Konstantinos Mavropanos  |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 4 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 29 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 10 | Mesut Özil |
| 31 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 25 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 34 | Martin Kelly |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 7 | Max Meyer |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 17 | Christian Benteke |
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