English Premier League

FT Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Arsenal LWDWW 3
–
Crystal Palace LLWLW 1
1st2ndT
ARS123
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 6,500 att.

Match Report

Arsenal beats Palace 3-1 in EPL, keeps European hopes alive

— Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolas Pepe scored in second-half stoppage time to give Arsenal a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday, keeping alive the team’s outside chances of qualifying for European competition next season.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
0
68.7
Possession
31.3
6
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
522
Accurate Passes
181
603
Passes
258
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
10
26
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
49
33
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
12
8
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
23
18
Clearances
23

Head to Head

CRY leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 27Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 22James McCarthyCM
  7. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  8. 8Cheikhou KouyatéRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 10Andros TownsendRF

Substitutes

  1. 34Martin KellySUB
  2. 1Jack ButlandSUB
  3. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaSUB
  4. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtSUB
  6. 39Jesurun Rak-SakyiSUB
  7. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  8. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  9. 17Nathaniel ClyneSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 25Mohamed ElnenyLM
  8. 18Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 7Bukayo SakaAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  2. 34Granit XhakaSUB
  3. 33Mathew RyanSUB
  4. 17CédricSUB
  5. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  6. 22Pablo MaríSUB
  7. 12WillianSUB
  8. 11Martin ØdegaardSUB
  9. 8Dani CeballosSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 5' VAR Decision: No card change Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
  3. 35' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
  4. 37' Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 37' Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 38' VAR Decision: No card change Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
  7. 62' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  8. 63' VAR Decision: Goal Crystal Palace - Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal (Christian Benteke).
  9. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Bukayo Saka.
  10. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Kieran Tierney.
  11. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Thomas Partey.
  12. 79' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Christian Benteke.
  13. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces James McCarthy.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  15. 90'+2' VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal (Gabriel Martinelli).
  16. 90'+5' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Premier League News

All news
News ESPN News Services. Man United head coach Michael Carrick leaves Carrington amid doubts over his future Michael Carrick has left Carrington after Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox held talks over his future ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye Man United wonderkid Gabriel Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly looking to sign young talent JJ Gabriel from Manchester United. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Virgil van Dijk: No one can replicate Mohamed Salah but new-look Liverpool attack has to step up Liverpool's revamped forward line has done well enough to ensure Mohamed Salah's name has never been mentioned at Anfield this season but captain Virgil van Dijk knows the next generation still have work to do. ESPN Mark Ogden Man United are in crisis (again), but where are the Glazers? Manchester United are in crisis -- again -- and the people with ultimate control of one of the world's most historic soccer clubs are nowhere to be seen.