English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Crystal Palace DWLLD 2
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Arsenal DWDWW 2
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CRY112
ARS202
Emirates Stadium · 60,167 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal held by Crystal Palace to leave Liverpool on brink of title

Arsenal kept Liverpool's Premier League title-winning champagne on ice but only just as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
32.3
Possession
67.7
15
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
656
328
Passes
711
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
18
24
Accurate Long Balls
7
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
8
26
Effective Clearances
20
26
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 15Jakub KiwiorCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 30Raheem SterlingRF

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 8Jefferson LermaCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 12Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 9Eddie NketiahF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 55Justin DevennyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 27' Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton following a corner.
  3. 42' Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  4. 45'+2' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 47' Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Raheem Sterling.
  7. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Eberechi Eze.
  8. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  9. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Justin Devenny.
  10. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  11. 83' Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 2. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  12. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  13. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.

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