English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 21, 2024
Arsenal WDWDW 5
–
Crystal Palace DWDWL 1
1st2ndT
ARS325
CRY101
Selhurst Park · 25,167 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus haunts Crystal Palace again in rout

Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus scored twice in a 5-1 win at Crystal Palace, putting his side three points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
1
58.4
Possession
41.6
14
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
479
Accurate Passes
318
552
Passes
392
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
6
17
Crosses
14
0.5
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
44
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
3
15
Effective Clearances
25
15
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:50 Is Gabriel Jesus the striker Arsenal need? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 8Jefferson LermaCM-L
  6. 19Will HughesCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 17Nathaniel ClyneRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 18Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
  2. 11' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
  3. 15' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a corner.
  4. 24' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  5. 31' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 38' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  8. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  9. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Kai Havertz.
  10. 60' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  11. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Daichi Kamada.
  12. 64' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheick Doucouré replaces Jefferson Lerma.
  14. 68' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Will Hughes.
  15. 79' Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Caleb Kporha replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  17. 81' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  18. 84' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 5. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  19. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  20. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Jurriën Timber.

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