English Premier League

FT Friday, August 5, 2022
Arsenal WWWWW 2
–
Crystal Palace LWDWW 0
1st2ndT
ARS112
CRY000
Selhurst Park · 25,286 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to make winning start to new Premier League season

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the opening game of the Premier League season at Selhurst Park on Friday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
43.7
Possession
56.3
10
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
360
Accurate Passes
487
438
Passes
562
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
66
26
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
6
16
Effective Tackles
9
29
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 16Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 3Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 17Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  8. 28Cheick DoucouréRM
  9. 22Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaAM-L
  11. 9Jordan AyewAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 12William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 44' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 58' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  4. 60' Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Cheick Oumar Doucouré because of an injury.
  7. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  8. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  9. 85' Own Goal by Marc Guéhi, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 2.
  10. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  11. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Malcolm Ebiowei replaces Eberechi Eze.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Martin Ødegaard.

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