English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 19, 2023
Crystal Palace DDLLL 1
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Arsenal WWDWL 4
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CRY011
ARS224
Emirates Stadium · 60,247 att.

Match Report

Arsenal beats Palace 4-1 to extend Premier League lead

— Bukayo Saka struck twice as Arsenal moved a step closer to the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace 4-1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:12 Nicol praises Saka's 'flawless' performance vs. Crystal Palace Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Joseph WhitworthG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 15Jeff SchluppAM
  7. 28Cheick DoucouréLM
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicRM
  9. 22Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-L
  11. 7Michael OliseAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 59' James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  7. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard.
  8. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  9. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Luka Milivojevic.
  10. 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.
  11. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Michael Olise.
  12. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  13. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Ben White.
  14. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  15. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães.

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